Q: Is 173,940 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 173,940 is a composite number.

Why is 173,940 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 173,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 26 30 39 52 60 65 78 130 156 195 223 260 390 446 669 780 892 1,115 1,338 2,230 2,676 2,899 3,345 4,460 5,798 6,690 8,697 11,596 13,380 14,495 17,394 28,990 34,788 43,485 57,980 86,970 and 173,940, with no remainder.

Since 173,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 173,940, 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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