Q: Is 171,820 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 171,820 is a composite number.

Why is 171,820 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 171,820 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 44 55 71 110 121 142 220 242 284 355 484 605 710 781 1,210 1,420 1,562 2,420 3,124 3,905 7,810 8,591 15,620 17,182 34,364 42,955 85,910 and 171,820, with no remainder.

Since 171,820 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,820, 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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