Q: Is 173,160 a Composite Number?

Why is 173,160 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 173,160 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 24 26 30 36 37 39 40 45 52 60 65 72 74 78 90 104 111 117 120 130 148 156 180 185 195 222 234 260 296 312 333 360 370 390 444 468 481 520 555 585 666 740 780 888 936 962 1,110 1,170 1,332 1,443 1,480 1,560 1,665 1,924 2,220 2,340 2,405 2,664 2,886 3,330 3,848 4,329 4,440 4,680 4,810 5,772 6,660 7,215 8,658 9,620 11,544 13,320 14,430 17,316 19,240 21,645 28,860 34,632 43,290 57,720 86,580 and 173,160, with no remainder.

Since 173,160 cannot be divided by just 1 and 173,160, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).