Q: Is 704,172 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 704,172 is a composite number.

Why is 704,172 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 704,172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 83 84 101 166 202 249 303 332 404 498 581 606 707 996 1,162 1,212 1,414 1,743 2,121 2,324 2,828 3,486 4,242 6,972 8,383 8,484 16,766 25,149 33,532 50,298 58,681 100,596 117,362 176,043 234,724 352,086 and 704,172, with no remainder.

Since 704,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 704,172, 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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