Q: Is 173,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 173,740 is a composite number.

Why is 173,740 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 173,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 17 20 28 34 35 68 70 73 85 119 140 146 170 238 292 340 365 476 511 595 730 1,022 1,190 1,241 1,460 2,044 2,380 2,482 2,555 4,964 5,110 6,205 8,687 10,220 12,410 17,374 24,820 34,748 43,435 86,870 and 173,740, with no remainder.

Since 173,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 173,740, 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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