Q: Is 173,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 173,000 is a composite number.

Why is 173,000 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 173,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 125 173 200 250 346 500 692 865 1,000 1,384 1,730 3,460 4,325 6,920 8,650 17,300 21,625 34,600 43,250 86,500 and 173,000, with no remainder.

Since 173,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 173,000, 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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