Q: Is 175,420 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 175,420 is a composite number.

Why is 175,420 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 175,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 49 70 98 140 179 196 245 358 490 716 895 980 1,253 1,790 2,506 3,580 5,012 6,265 8,771 12,530 17,542 25,060 35,084 43,855 87,710 and 175,420, with no remainder.

Since 175,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 175,420, 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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