Q: Is 172,442,427 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 172,442,427 is a composite number.

Why is 172,442,427 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 172,442,427 can be evenly divided by 1 3 43 59 129 139 163 177 417 489 2,537 5,977 7,009 7,611 8,201 9,617 17,931 21,027 22,657 24,603 28,851 67,971 352,643 413,531 974,251 1,057,929 1,240,593 1,336,763 2,922,753 4,010,289 57,480,809 and 172,442,427, with no remainder.

Since 172,442,427 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,442,427, 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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