Q: Is 171,072 a Composite Number?

Why is 171,072 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 171,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 16 18 22 24 27 32 33 36 44 48 54 64 66 72 81 88 96 99 108 132 144 162 176 192 198 216 243 264 288 297 324 352 396 432 486 528 576 594 648 704 792 864 891 972 1,056 1,188 1,296 1,584 1,728 1,782 1,944 2,112 2,376 2,592 2,673 3,168 3,564 3,888 4,752 5,184 5,346 6,336 7,128 7,776 9,504 10,692 14,256 15,552 19,008 21,384 28,512 42,768 57,024 85,536 and 171,072, with no remainder.

Since 171,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,072, it is a composite number.

More Examples

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