Q: Is 170,085 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 170,085 is a composite number.

Why is 170,085 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 170,085 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 17 23 29 51 69 85 87 115 145 255 345 391 435 493 667 1,173 1,479 1,955 2,001 2,465 3,335 5,865 7,395 10,005 11,339 34,017 56,695 and 170,085, with no remainder.

Since 170,085 cannot be divided by just 1 and 170,085, 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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