Q: Is 171,948 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 171,948 is a composite number.

Why is 171,948 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 171,948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 23 28 42 46 69 84 89 92 138 161 178 267 276 322 356 483 534 623 644 966 1,068 1,246 1,869 1,932 2,047 2,492 3,738 4,094 6,141 7,476 8,188 12,282 14,329 24,564 28,658 42,987 57,316 85,974 and 171,948, with no remainder.

Since 171,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,948, 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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