Q: Is 171,234 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 171,234 is a composite number.

Why is 171,234 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 171,234 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 81 126 151 162 189 302 378 453 567 906 1,057 1,134 1,359 2,114 2,718 3,171 4,077 6,342 8,154 9,513 12,231 19,026 24,462 28,539 57,078 85,617 and 171,234, with no remainder.

Since 171,234 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,234, 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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