Q: Is 173,376 a Composite Number?

Why is 173,376 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 173,376 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 43 48 56 63 64 72 84 86 96 112 126 129 144 168 172 192 224 252 258 288 301 336 344 387 448 504 516 576 602 672 688 774 903 1,008 1,032 1,204 1,344 1,376 1,548 1,806 2,016 2,064 2,408 2,709 2,752 3,096 3,612 4,032 4,128 4,816 5,418 6,192 7,224 8,256 9,632 10,836 12,384 14,448 19,264 21,672 24,768 28,896 43,344 57,792 86,688 and 173,376, with no remainder.

Since 173,376 cannot be divided by just 1 and 173,376, 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).