Q: Is 171,700 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 171,700 is a composite number.

Why is 171,700 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 171,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 25 34 50 68 85 100 101 170 202 340 404 425 505 850 1,010 1,700 1,717 2,020 2,525 3,434 5,050 6,868 8,585 10,100 17,170 34,340 42,925 85,850 and 171,700, with no remainder.

Since 171,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,700, 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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