Q: Is 173,040 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 173,040 is a composite number.

Why is 173,040 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 173,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 103 105 112 120 140 168 206 210 240 280 309 336 412 420 515 560 618 721 824 840 1,030 1,236 1,442 1,545 1,648 1,680 2,060 2,163 2,472 2,884 3,090 3,605 4,120 4,326 4,944 5,768 6,180 7,210 8,240 8,652 10,815 11,536 12,360 14,420 17,304 21,630 24,720 28,840 34,608 43,260 57,680 86,520 and 173,040, with no remainder.

Since 173,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 173,040, 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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