Q: Is 174,420 a Composite Number?

Why is 174,420 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 174,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 17 18 19 20 27 30 34 36 38 45 51 54 57 60 68 76 85 90 95 102 108 114 135 153 170 171 180 190 204 228 255 270 285 306 323 340 342 380 459 510 513 540 570 612 646 684 765 855 918 969 1,020 1,026 1,140 1,292 1,530 1,615 1,710 1,836 1,938 2,052 2,295 2,565 2,907 3,060 3,230 3,420 3,876 4,590 4,845 5,130 5,814 6,460 8,721 9,180 9,690 10,260 11,628 14,535 17,442 19,380 29,070 34,884 43,605 58,140 87,210 and 174,420, with no remainder.

Since 174,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 174,420, 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).