Q: Is 172,700 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 172,700 is a composite number.

Why is 172,700 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 172,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 25 44 50 55 100 110 157 220 275 314 550 628 785 1,100 1,570 1,727 3,140 3,454 3,925 6,908 7,850 8,635 15,700 17,270 34,540 43,175 86,350 and 172,700, with no remainder.

Since 172,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,700, 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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