Q: Is 217,170 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 217,170 is a composite number.

Why is 217,170 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 217,170 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 19 30 38 45 57 90 95 114 127 171 190 254 285 342 381 570 635 762 855 1,143 1,270 1,710 1,905 2,286 2,413 3,810 4,826 5,715 7,239 11,430 12,065 14,478 21,717 24,130 36,195 43,434 72,390 108,585 and 217,170, with no remainder.

Since 217,170 cannot be divided by just 1 and 217,170, 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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