Q: Is 172,246,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 172,246,000 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 172,246,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 71 80 100 125 142 200 250 284 355 400 500 568 710 1,000 1,136 1,213 1,420 1,775 2,000 2,426 2,840 3,550 4,852 5,680 6,065 7,100 8,875 9,704 12,130 14,200 17,750 19,408 24,260 28,400 30,325 35,500 48,520 60,650 71,000 86,123 97,040 121,300 142,000 151,625 172,246 242,600 303,250 344,492 430,615 485,200 606,500 688,984 861,230 1,213,000 1,377,968 1,722,460 2,153,075 2,426,000 3,444,920 4,306,150 6,889,840 8,612,300 10,765,375 17,224,600 21,530,750 34,449,200 43,061,500 86,123,000 and 172,246,000, with no remainder.

Since 172,246,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,246,000, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).