Q: Is 187,170 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 187,170 is a composite number.

Why is 187,170 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 187,170 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 17 30 34 51 85 102 170 255 367 510 734 1,101 1,835 2,202 3,670 5,505 6,239 11,010 12,478 18,717 31,195 37,434 62,390 93,585 and 187,170, with no remainder.

Since 187,170 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,170, 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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