Q: Is 1,720,172 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 1,720,172 is a composite number.

Why is 1,720,172 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 1,720,172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 43 73 86 137 146 172 274 292 548 3,139 5,891 6,278 10,001 11,782 12,556 20,002 23,564 40,004 430,043 860,086 and 1,720,172, with no remainder.

Since 1,720,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,720,172, 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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