Q: Is 172,176 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 172,176 is a composite number.

Why is 172,176 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 172,176 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 24 34 48 51 68 102 136 204 211 272 408 422 633 816 844 1,266 1,688 2,532 3,376 3,587 5,064 7,174 10,128 10,761 14,348 21,522 28,696 43,044 57,392 86,088 and 172,176, with no remainder.

Since 172,176 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,176, 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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