Q: Is 171,792 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 171,792 is a composite number.

Why is 171,792 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 171,792 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 1,193 2,386 3,579 4,772 7,158 9,544 10,737 14,316 19,088 21,474 28,632 42,948 57,264 85,896 and 171,792, with no remainder.

Since 171,792 cannot be divided by just 1 and 171,792, 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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