Q: Is 170,772 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 170,772 is a composite number.

Why is 170,772 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 170,772 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 19 21 28 38 42 57 76 84 107 114 133 214 228 266 321 399 428 532 642 749 798 1,284 1,498 1,596 2,033 2,247 2,996 4,066 4,494 6,099 8,132 8,988 12,198 14,231 24,396 28,462 42,693 56,924 85,386 and 170,772, with no remainder.

Since 170,772 cannot be divided by just 1 and 170,772, 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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