Q: Is 171,520 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 171,520 is a composite number.

Why is 171,520 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 171,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 67 80 128 134 160 256 268 320 335 512 536 640 670 1,072 1,280 1,340 2,144 2,560 2,680 4,288 5,360 8,576 10,720 17,152 21,440 34,304 42,880 85,760 and 171,520, with no remainder.

Since 171,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,520, 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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