Q: Is 173,850 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 173,850 is a composite number.

Why is 173,850 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 173,850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 19 25 30 38 50 57 61 75 95 114 122 150 183 190 285 305 366 475 570 610 915 950 1,159 1,425 1,525 1,830 2,318 2,850 3,050 3,477 4,575 5,795 6,954 9,150 11,590 17,385 28,975 34,770 57,950 86,925 and 173,850, with no remainder.

Since 173,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 173,850, 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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