Q: Is 170,982 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 170,982 is a composite number.

Why is 170,982 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 170,982 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 23 42 46 59 63 69 118 126 138 161 177 207 322 354 413 414 483 531 826 966 1,062 1,239 1,357 1,449 2,478 2,714 2,898 3,717 4,071 7,434 8,142 9,499 12,213 18,998 24,426 28,497 56,994 85,491 and 170,982, with no remainder.

Since 170,982 cannot be divided by just 1 and 170,982, 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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