Q: Is 170,976 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 170,976 is a composite number.

Why is 170,976 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 170,976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 32 39 48 52 78 96 104 137 156 208 274 312 411 416 548 624 822 1,096 1,248 1,644 1,781 2,192 3,288 3,562 4,384 5,343 6,576 7,124 10,686 13,152 14,248 21,372 28,496 42,744 56,992 85,488 and 170,976, with no remainder.

Since 170,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 170,976, 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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