Q: Is 137,772 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 137,772 is a composite number.

Why is 137,772 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 137,772 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 43 86 89 129 172 178 258 267 356 387 516 534 774 801 1,068 1,548 1,602 3,204 3,827 7,654 11,481 15,308 22,962 34,443 45,924 68,886 and 137,772, with no remainder.

Since 137,772 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,772, 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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