Q: Is 170,844 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 170,844 is a composite number.

Why is 170,844 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 170,844 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 23 46 69 92 138 276 619 1,238 1,857 2,476 3,714 7,428 14,237 28,474 42,711 56,948 85,422 and 170,844, with no remainder.

Since 170,844 cannot be divided by just 1 and 170,844, 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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