Q: Is 203,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 203,472 is a composite number.

Why is 203,472 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 203,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 48 54 72 81 108 144 157 162 216 314 324 432 471 628 648 942 1,256 1,296 1,413 1,884 2,512 2,826 3,768 4,239 5,652 7,536 8,478 11,304 12,717 16,956 22,608 25,434 33,912 50,868 67,824 101,736 and 203,472, with no remainder.

Since 203,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 203,472, 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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