Q: Is 11,172 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 11,172 is a composite number.

Why is 11,172 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 11,172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 19 21 28 38 42 49 57 76 84 98 114 133 147 196 228 266 294 399 532 588 798 931 1,596 1,862 2,793 3,724 5,586 and 11,172, with no remainder.

Since 11,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 11,172, 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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