Q: Is 172,380 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 172,380 is a composite number.

Why is 172,380 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 172,380 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 17 20 26 30 34 39 51 52 60 65 68 78 85 102 130 156 169 170 195 204 221 255 260 338 340 390 442 507 510 663 676 780 845 884 1,014 1,020 1,105 1,326 1,690 2,028 2,210 2,535 2,652 2,873 3,315 3,380 4,420 5,070 5,746 6,630 8,619 10,140 11,492 13,260 14,365 17,238 28,730 34,476 43,095 57,460 86,190 and 172,380, with no remainder.

Since 172,380 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,380, 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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