Q: Is 173,280 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 173,280 is a composite number.

Why is 173,280 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 173,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 19 20 24 30 32 38 40 48 57 60 76 80 95 96 114 120 152 160 190 228 240 285 304 361 380 456 480 570 608 722 760 912 1,083 1,140 1,444 1,520 1,805 1,824 2,166 2,280 2,888 3,040 3,610 4,332 4,560 5,415 5,776 7,220 8,664 9,120 10,830 11,552 14,440 17,328 21,660 28,880 34,656 43,320 57,760 86,640 and 173,280, with no remainder.

Since 173,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 173,280, 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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