Q: Is 172,730,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 172,730,742 is a composite number.

Why is 172,730,742 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 172,730,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 43 86 107 129 214 258 321 642 4,601 6,257 9,202 12,514 13,803 18,771 27,606 37,542 269,051 538,102 669,499 807,153 1,338,998 1,614,306 2,008,497 4,016,994 28,788,457 57,576,914 86,365,371 and 172,730,742, with no remainder.

Since 172,730,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,730,742, 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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