Q: Is 161,172 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 161,172 is a composite number.

Why is 161,172 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 161,172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 33 36 37 44 66 74 99 111 121 132 148 198 222 242 333 363 396 407 444 484 666 726 814 1,089 1,221 1,332 1,452 1,628 2,178 2,442 3,663 4,356 4,477 4,884 7,326 8,954 13,431 14,652 17,908 26,862 40,293 53,724 80,586 and 161,172, with no remainder.

Since 161,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 161,172, 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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