Q: Is 171,684 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 171,684 is a composite number.

Why is 171,684 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 171,684 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 19 36 38 57 76 114 171 228 251 342 502 684 753 1,004 1,506 2,259 3,012 4,518 4,769 9,036 9,538 14,307 19,076 28,614 42,921 57,228 85,842 and 171,684, with no remainder.

Since 171,684 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,684, 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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