Q: Is 170,984 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 170,984 is a composite number.

Why is 170,984 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 170,984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 22 29 44 58 67 88 116 134 232 268 319 536 638 737 1,276 1,474 1,943 2,552 2,948 3,886 5,896 7,772 15,544 21,373 42,746 85,492 and 170,984, with no remainder.

Since 170,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 170,984, 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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