Q: Is 174,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 174,720 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 174,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 13 14 15 16 20 21 24 26 28 30 32 35 39 40 42 48 52 56 60 64 65 70 78 80 84 91 96 104 105 112 120 128 130 140 156 160 168 182 192 195 208 210 224 240 260 273 280 312 320 336 364 384 390 416 420 448 455 480 520 546 560 624 640 672 728 780 832 840 896 910 960 1,040 1,092 1,120 1,248 1,344 1,365 1,456 1,560 1,664 1,680 1,820 1,920 2,080 2,184 2,240 2,496 2,688 2,730 2,912 3,120 3,360 3,640 4,160 4,368 4,480 4,992 5,460 5,824 6,240 6,720 7,280 8,320 8,736 10,920 11,648 12,480 13,440 14,560 17,472 21,840 24,960 29,120 34,944 43,680 58,240 87,360 and 174,720, with no remainder.

Since 174,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 174,720, 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).