Q: Is 187,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 187,272 is a composite number.

Why is 187,272 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 187,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 17 18 24 27 34 36 51 54 68 72 81 102 108 136 153 162 204 216 289 306 324 408 459 578 612 648 867 918 1,156 1,224 1,377 1,734 1,836 2,312 2,601 2,754 3,468 3,672 5,202 5,508 6,936 7,803 10,404 11,016 15,606 20,808 23,409 31,212 46,818 62,424 93,636 and 187,272, with no remainder.

Since 187,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,272, 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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