Q: Is 172,224 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 172,224 is a composite number.

Why is 172,224 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 172,224 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 23 24 26 32 36 39 46 48 52 64 69 72 78 92 96 104 117 138 144 156 184 192 207 208 234 276 288 299 312 368 414 416 468 552 576 598 624 736 828 832 897 936 1,104 1,196 1,248 1,472 1,656 1,794 1,872 2,208 2,392 2,496 2,691 3,312 3,588 3,744 4,416 4,784 5,382 6,624 7,176 7,488 9,568 10,764 13,248 14,352 19,136 21,528 28,704 43,056 57,408 86,112 and 172,224, with no remainder.

Since 172,224 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,224, 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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