Q: Is 172,062 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 172,062 is a composite number.

Why is 172,062 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 172,062 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 33 66 79 99 121 158 198 237 242 363 474 711 726 869 1,089 1,422 1,738 2,178 2,607 5,214 7,821 9,559 15,642 19,118 28,677 57,354 86,031 and 172,062, with no remainder.

Since 172,062 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,062, 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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