Q: Is 172,172 a Composite Number?

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

Why is 172,172 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 172,172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 11 13 14 22 26 28 43 44 52 77 86 91 143 154 172 182 286 301 308 364 473 559 572 602 946 1,001 1,118 1,204 1,892 2,002 2,236 3,311 3,913 4,004 6,149 6,622 7,826 12,298 13,244 15,652 24,596 43,043 86,086 and 172,172, with no remainder.

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