Q: Is 173,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 173,472 is a composite number.

Why is 173,472 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 173,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 32 39 48 52 78 96 104 139 156 208 278 312 416 417 556 624 834 1,112 1,248 1,668 1,807 2,224 3,336 3,614 4,448 5,421 6,672 7,228 10,842 13,344 14,456 21,684 28,912 43,368 57,824 86,736 and 173,472, with no remainder.

Since 173,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 173,472, 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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