Q: Is 171,738 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 171,738 is a composite number.

Why is 171,738 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 171,738 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 29 42 47 58 63 87 94 126 141 174 203 261 282 329 406 423 522 609 658 846 987 1,218 1,363 1,827 1,974 2,726 2,961 3,654 4,089 5,922 8,178 9,541 12,267 19,082 24,534 28,623 57,246 85,869 and 171,738, with no remainder.

Since 171,738 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,738, 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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