Q: Is 171,487,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 171,487,072 is a composite number.

Why is 171,487,072 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 171,487,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 443 886 1,772 3,544 7,088 12,097 14,176 24,194 48,388 96,776 193,552 387,104 5,358,971 10,717,942 21,435,884 42,871,768 85,743,536 and 171,487,072, with no remainder.

Since 171,487,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,487,072, 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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