Q: Is 171,780 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 171,780 is a composite number.

Why is 171,780 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 171,780 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 60 70 84 105 140 210 409 420 818 1,227 1,636 2,045 2,454 2,863 4,090 4,908 5,726 6,135 8,180 8,589 11,452 12,270 14,315 17,178 24,540 28,630 34,356 42,945 57,260 85,890 and 171,780, with no remainder.

Since 171,780 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,780, 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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