Q: Is 171,288 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 171,288 is a composite number.

Why is 171,288 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 171,288 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 24 26 27 36 39 52 54 61 72 78 104 108 117 122 156 183 216 234 244 312 351 366 468 488 549 702 732 793 936 1,098 1,404 1,464 1,586 1,647 2,196 2,379 2,808 3,172 3,294 4,392 4,758 6,344 6,588 7,137 9,516 13,176 14,274 19,032 21,411 28,548 42,822 57,096 85,644 and 171,288, with no remainder.

Since 171,288 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,288, 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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