Q: Is 171,808 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 171,808 is a composite number.

Why is 171,808 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 171,808 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 13 14 16 26 28 32 52 56 59 91 104 112 118 182 208 224 236 364 413 416 472 728 767 826 944 1,456 1,534 1,652 1,888 2,912 3,068 3,304 5,369 6,136 6,608 10,738 12,272 13,216 21,476 24,544 42,952 85,904 and 171,808, with no remainder.

Since 171,808 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,808, 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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