Q: Is 253,170 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 253,170 is a composite number.

Why is 253,170 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 253,170 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 29 30 45 58 87 90 97 145 174 194 261 290 291 435 485 522 582 870 873 970 1,305 1,455 1,746 2,610 2,813 2,910 4,365 5,626 8,439 8,730 14,065 16,878 25,317 28,130 42,195 50,634 84,390 126,585 and 253,170, with no remainder.

Since 253,170 cannot be divided by just 1 and 253,170, 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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