Q: Is 171,936 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 171,936 is a composite number.

Why is 171,936 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 171,936 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 72 96 108 144 199 216 288 398 432 597 796 864 1,194 1,592 1,791 2,388 3,184 3,582 4,776 5,373 6,368 7,164 9,552 10,746 14,328 19,104 21,492 28,656 42,984 57,312 85,968 and 171,936, with no remainder.

Since 171,936 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,936, 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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