Q: Is 172,920 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 172,920 is a composite number.

Why is 172,920 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 172,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 20 22 24 30 33 40 44 55 60 66 88 110 120 131 132 165 220 262 264 330 393 440 524 655 660 786 1,048 1,310 1,320 1,441 1,572 1,965 2,620 2,882 3,144 3,930 4,323 5,240 5,764 7,205 7,860 8,646 11,528 14,410 15,720 17,292 21,615 28,820 34,584 43,230 57,640 86,460 and 172,920, with no remainder.

Since 172,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,920, 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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