Q: Is 172,044 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 172,044 is a composite number.

Why is 172,044 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 172,044 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 59 81 108 118 162 177 236 243 324 354 486 531 708 729 972 1,062 1,458 1,593 2,124 2,916 3,186 4,779 6,372 9,558 14,337 19,116 28,674 43,011 57,348 86,022 and 172,044, with no remainder.

Since 172,044 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,044, 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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