Q: Is 204,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 204,972 is a composite number.

Why is 204,972 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 204,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 19 29 31 38 57 58 62 76 87 93 114 116 124 174 186 228 348 372 551 589 899 1,102 1,178 1,653 1,767 1,798 2,204 2,356 2,697 3,306 3,534 3,596 5,394 6,612 7,068 10,788 17,081 34,162 51,243 68,324 102,486 and 204,972, with no remainder.

Since 204,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 204,972, 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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