Q: Is 617,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 617,272 is a composite number.

Why is 617,272 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 617,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 19 31 38 62 76 124 131 152 248 262 524 589 1,048 1,178 2,356 2,489 4,061 4,712 4,978 8,122 9,956 16,244 19,912 32,488 77,159 154,318 308,636 and 617,272, with no remainder.

Since 617,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 617,272, 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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