Q: Is 171,496 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 171,496 is a composite number.

Why is 171,496 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 171,496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 17 26 34 52 68 97 104 136 194 221 388 442 776 884 1,261 1,649 1,768 2,522 3,298 5,044 6,596 10,088 13,192 21,437 42,874 85,748 and 171,496, with no remainder.

Since 171,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,496, 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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