Q: Is 170,880 a Composite Number?

Why is 170,880 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 170,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 89 96 120 128 160 178 192 240 267 320 356 384 445 480 534 640 712 890 960 1,068 1,335 1,424 1,780 1,920 2,136 2,670 2,848 3,560 4,272 5,340 5,696 7,120 8,544 10,680 11,392 14,240 17,088 21,360 28,480 34,176 42,720 56,960 85,440 and 170,880, with no remainder.

Since 170,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 170,880, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).