Q: Is 401,172 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 401,172 is a composite number.

Why is 401,172 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 401,172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 101 202 303 331 404 606 662 993 1,212 1,324 1,986 3,972 33,431 66,862 100,293 133,724 200,586 and 401,172, with no remainder.

Since 401,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 401,172, 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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