Q: Is 172,128 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 172,128 is a composite number.

Why is 172,128 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 172,128 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 32 33 44 48 66 88 96 132 163 176 264 326 352 489 528 652 978 1,056 1,304 1,793 1,956 2,608 3,586 3,912 5,216 5,379 7,172 7,824 10,758 14,344 15,648 21,516 28,688 43,032 57,376 86,064 and 172,128, with no remainder.

Since 172,128 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,128, 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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