Q: Is 171,760 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 171,760 is a composite number.

Why is 171,760 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 171,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 38 40 76 80 95 113 152 190 226 304 380 452 565 760 904 1,130 1,520 1,808 2,147 2,260 4,294 4,520 8,588 9,040 10,735 17,176 21,470 34,352 42,940 85,880 and 171,760, with no remainder.

Since 171,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,760, 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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