Q: Is 197,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 197,472 is a composite number.

Why is 197,472 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 197,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 17 22 24 32 33 34 44 48 51 66 68 88 96 102 121 132 136 176 187 204 242 264 272 352 363 374 408 484 528 544 561 726 748 816 968 1,056 1,122 1,452 1,496 1,632 1,936 2,057 2,244 2,904 2,992 3,872 4,114 4,488 5,808 5,984 6,171 8,228 8,976 11,616 12,342 16,456 17,952 24,684 32,912 49,368 65,824 98,736 and 197,472, with no remainder.

Since 197,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 197,472, 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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