Q: Is 172,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 172,272 is a composite number.

Why is 172,272 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 172,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 37 48 74 97 111 148 194 222 291 296 388 444 582 592 776 888 1,164 1,552 1,776 2,328 3,589 4,656 7,178 10,767 14,356 21,534 28,712 43,068 57,424 86,136 and 172,272, with no remainder.

Since 172,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,272, 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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