Q: Is 171,864 a Composite Number?

Why is 171,864 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 171,864 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 18 21 22 24 28 31 33 36 42 44 56 62 63 66 72 77 84 88 93 99 124 126 132 154 168 186 198 217 231 248 252 264 279 308 341 372 396 434 462 504 558 616 651 682 693 744 792 868 924 1,023 1,116 1,302 1,364 1,386 1,736 1,848 1,953 2,046 2,232 2,387 2,604 2,728 2,772 3,069 3,906 4,092 4,774 5,208 5,544 6,138 7,161 7,812 8,184 9,548 12,276 14,322 15,624 19,096 21,483 24,552 28,644 42,966 57,288 85,932 and 171,864, with no remainder.

Since 171,864 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,864, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).