Q: Is 171,920 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 171,920 is a composite number.

Why is 171,920 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 171,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 40 56 70 80 112 140 280 307 560 614 1,228 1,535 2,149 2,456 3,070 4,298 4,912 6,140 8,596 10,745 12,280 17,192 21,490 24,560 34,384 42,980 85,960 and 171,920, with no remainder.

Since 171,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,920, 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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