Q: Is 171,120 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 171,120 is a composite number.

Why is 171,120 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 171,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 23 24 30 31 40 46 48 60 62 69 80 92 93 115 120 124 138 155 184 186 230 240 248 276 310 345 368 372 460 465 496 552 620 690 713 744 920 930 1,104 1,240 1,380 1,426 1,488 1,840 1,860 2,139 2,480 2,760 2,852 3,565 3,720 4,278 5,520 5,704 7,130 7,440 8,556 10,695 11,408 14,260 17,112 21,390 28,520 34,224 42,780 57,040 85,560 and 171,120, with no remainder.

Since 171,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,120, 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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