Q: Is 197,372 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 197,372 is a composite number.

Why is 197,372 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 197,372 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 19 28 38 49 53 76 98 106 133 196 212 266 371 532 742 931 1,007 1,484 1,862 2,014 2,597 3,724 4,028 5,194 7,049 10,388 14,098 28,196 49,343 98,686 and 197,372, with no remainder.

Since 197,372 cannot be divided by just 1 and 197,372, 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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