Q: Is 73,170 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 73,170 is a composite number.

Why is 73,170 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 73,170 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 27 30 45 54 90 135 270 271 542 813 1,355 1,626 2,439 2,710 4,065 4,878 7,317 8,130 12,195 14,634 24,390 36,585 and 73,170, with no remainder.

Since 73,170 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,170, 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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