Q: Is 473,172 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 473,172 is a composite number.

Why is 473,172 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 473,172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 43 84 86 129 131 172 258 262 301 393 516 524 602 786 903 917 1,204 1,572 1,806 1,834 2,751 3,612 3,668 5,502 5,633 11,004 11,266 16,899 22,532 33,798 39,431 67,596 78,862 118,293 157,724 236,586 and 473,172, with no remainder.

Since 473,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 473,172, 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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