Q: Is 174,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 174,840 is a composite number.

Why is 174,840 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 174,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 31 40 47 60 62 93 94 120 124 141 155 186 188 235 248 282 310 372 376 465 470 564 620 705 744 930 940 1,128 1,240 1,410 1,457 1,860 1,880 2,820 2,914 3,720 4,371 5,640 5,828 7,285 8,742 11,656 14,570 17,484 21,855 29,140 34,968 43,710 58,280 87,420 and 174,840, with no remainder.

Since 174,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 174,840, 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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