Q: Is 29,172 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 29,172 is a composite number.

Why is 29,172 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 29,172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 13 17 22 26 33 34 39 44 51 52 66 68 78 102 132 143 156 187 204 221 286 374 429 442 561 572 663 748 858 884 1,122 1,326 1,716 2,244 2,431 2,652 4,862 7,293 9,724 14,586 and 29,172, with no remainder.

Since 29,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 29,172, 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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