Q: Is 172,152 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 172,152 is a composite number.

Why is 172,152 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 172,152 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 72 108 216 797 1,594 2,391 3,188 4,782 6,376 7,173 9,564 14,346 19,128 21,519 28,692 43,038 57,384 86,076 and 172,152, with no remainder.

Since 172,152 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,152, 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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