Q: Is 174,870 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 174,870 is a composite number.

Why is 174,870 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 174,870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 29 30 45 58 67 87 90 134 145 174 201 261 290 335 402 435 522 603 670 870 1,005 1,206 1,305 1,943 2,010 2,610 3,015 3,886 5,829 6,030 9,715 11,658 17,487 19,430 29,145 34,974 58,290 87,435 and 174,870, with no remainder.

Since 174,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 174,870, 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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