Q: Is 172,890 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 172,890 is a composite number.

Why is 172,890 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 172,890 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 17 18 30 34 45 51 85 90 102 113 153 170 226 255 306 339 510 565 678 765 1,017 1,130 1,530 1,695 1,921 2,034 3,390 3,842 5,085 5,763 9,605 10,170 11,526 17,289 19,210 28,815 34,578 57,630 86,445 and 172,890, with no remainder.

Since 172,890 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,890, 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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