Q: Is 170,748 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 170,748 is a composite number.

Why is 170,748 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 170,748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 17 18 27 31 34 36 51 54 62 68 81 93 102 108 124 153 162 186 204 279 306 324 372 459 527 558 612 837 918 1,054 1,116 1,377 1,581 1,674 1,836 2,108 2,511 2,754 3,162 3,348 4,743 5,022 5,508 6,324 9,486 10,044 14,229 18,972 28,458 42,687 56,916 85,374 and 170,748, with no remainder.

Since 170,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 170,748, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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