Q: Is 171,640 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 171,640 is a composite number.

Why is 171,640 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 171,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 280 613 1,226 2,452 3,065 4,291 4,904 6,130 8,582 12,260 17,164 21,455 24,520 34,328 42,910 85,820 and 171,640, with no remainder.

Since 171,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,640, 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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