Q: Is 116,172 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 116,172 is a composite number.

Why is 116,172 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 116,172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 84 126 252 461 922 1,383 1,844 2,766 3,227 4,149 5,532 6,454 8,298 9,681 12,908 16,596 19,362 29,043 38,724 58,086 and 116,172, with no remainder.

Since 116,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 116,172, 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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