Q: Is 173,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 173,400 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 173,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 17 20 24 25 30 34 40 50 51 60 68 75 85 100 102 120 136 150 170 200 204 255 289 300 340 408 425 510 578 600 680 850 867 1,020 1,156 1,275 1,445 1,700 1,734 2,040 2,312 2,550 2,890 3,400 3,468 4,335 5,100 5,780 6,936 7,225 8,670 10,200 11,560 14,450 17,340 21,675 28,900 34,680 43,350 57,800 86,700 and 173,400, with no remainder.

Since 173,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 173,400, 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).