Q: Is 202,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 202,972 is a composite number.

Why is 202,972 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 202,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 11 14 22 28 44 77 154 308 659 1,318 2,636 4,613 7,249 9,226 14,498 18,452 28,996 50,743 101,486 and 202,972, with no remainder.

Since 202,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 202,972, 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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