Q: Is 172,788 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 172,788 is a composite number.

Why is 172,788 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 172,788 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 14 17 21 22 28 33 34 42 44 51 66 68 77 84 102 119 121 132 154 187 204 231 238 242 308 357 363 374 462 476 484 561 714 726 748 847 924 1,122 1,309 1,428 1,452 1,694 2,057 2,244 2,541 2,618 3,388 3,927 4,114 5,082 5,236 6,171 7,854 8,228 10,164 12,342 14,399 15,708 24,684 28,798 43,197 57,596 86,394 and 172,788, with no remainder.

Since 172,788 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,788, 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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