Q: Is 260,172 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 260,172 is a composite number.

Why is 260,172 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 260,172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 27 33 36 44 54 66 73 81 99 108 132 146 162 198 219 292 297 324 396 438 594 657 803 876 891 1,188 1,314 1,606 1,782 1,971 2,409 2,628 3,212 3,564 3,942 4,818 5,913 7,227 7,884 9,636 11,826 14,454 21,681 23,652 28,908 43,362 65,043 86,724 130,086 and 260,172, with no remainder.

Since 260,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 260,172, 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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