Q: Is 171,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 171,600 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 171,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 13 15 16 20 22 24 25 26 30 33 39 40 44 48 50 52 55 60 65 66 75 78 80 88 100 104 110 120 130 132 143 150 156 165 176 195 200 208 220 240 260 264 275 286 300 312 325 330 390 400 429 440 520 528 550 572 600 624 650 660 715 780 825 858 880 975 1,040 1,100 1,144 1,200 1,300 1,320 1,430 1,560 1,650 1,716 1,950 2,145 2,200 2,288 2,600 2,640 2,860 3,120 3,300 3,432 3,575 3,900 4,290 4,400 5,200 5,720 6,600 6,864 7,150 7,800 8,580 10,725 11,440 13,200 14,300 15,600 17,160 21,450 28,600 34,320 42,900 57,200 85,800 and 171,600, with no remainder.

Since 171,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,600, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).