Q: Is 172,652,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 172,652,800 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 172,652,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 53 64 80 100 106 128 160 200 212 256 265 320 400 424 509 530 640 800 848 1,018 1,060 1,280 1,325 1,600 1,696 2,036 2,120 2,545 2,650 3,200 3,392 4,072 4,240 5,090 5,300 6,400 6,784 8,144 8,480 10,180 10,600 12,725 13,568 16,288 16,960 20,360 21,200 25,450 26,977 32,576 33,920 40,720 42,400 50,900 53,954 65,152 67,840 81,440 84,800 101,800 107,908 130,304 134,885 162,880 169,600 203,600 215,816 269,770 325,760 339,200 407,200 431,632 539,540 651,520 674,425 814,400 863,264 1,079,080 1,348,850 1,628,800 1,726,528 2,158,160 2,697,700 3,257,600 3,453,056 4,316,320 5,395,400 6,906,112 8,632,640 10,790,800 17,265,280 21,581,600 34,530,560 43,163,200 86,326,400 and 172,652,800, with no remainder.

Since 172,652,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,652,800, 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).