Q: Is 171,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 171,248 is a composite number.

Why is 171,248 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 171,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 14 16 22 28 44 56 77 88 112 139 154 176 278 308 556 616 973 1,112 1,232 1,529 1,946 2,224 3,058 3,892 6,116 7,784 10,703 12,232 15,568 21,406 24,464 42,812 85,624 and 171,248, with no remainder.

Since 171,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,248, 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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