Q: Is 173,988 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 173,988 is a composite number.

Why is 173,988 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 173,988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 81 108 162 179 243 324 358 486 537 716 972 1,074 1,611 2,148 3,222 4,833 6,444 9,666 14,499 19,332 28,998 43,497 57,996 86,994 and 173,988, with no remainder.

Since 173,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 173,988, 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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