Q: Is 187,572 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 187,572 is a composite number.

Why is 187,572 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 187,572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 14 21 22 28 29 33 42 44 49 58 66 77 84 87 98 116 132 147 154 174 196 203 231 294 308 319 348 406 462 539 588 609 638 812 924 957 1,078 1,218 1,276 1,421 1,617 1,914 2,156 2,233 2,436 2,842 3,234 3,828 4,263 4,466 5,684 6,468 6,699 8,526 8,932 13,398 15,631 17,052 26,796 31,262 46,893 62,524 93,786 and 187,572, with no remainder.

Since 187,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 187,572, 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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