Q: Is 172,704 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 172,704 is a composite number.

Why is 172,704 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 172,704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 84 96 112 168 224 257 336 514 672 771 1,028 1,542 1,799 2,056 3,084 3,598 4,112 5,397 6,168 7,196 8,224 10,794 12,336 14,392 21,588 24,672 28,784 43,176 57,568 86,352 and 172,704, with no remainder.

Since 172,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,704, 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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