Q: Is 173,120 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 173,120 is a composite number.

Why is 173,120 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 173,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 160 320 541 1,082 2,164 2,705 4,328 5,410 8,656 10,820 17,312 21,640 34,624 43,280 86,560 and 173,120, with no remainder.

Since 173,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 173,120, 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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