Q: Is 800,172 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 800,172 is a composite number.

Why is 800,172 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 800,172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 31 36 54 62 93 108 124 186 239 279 372 478 558 717 837 956 1,116 1,434 1,674 2,151 2,868 3,348 4,302 6,453 7,409 8,604 12,906 14,818 22,227 25,812 29,636 44,454 66,681 88,908 133,362 200,043 266,724 400,086 and 800,172, with no remainder.

Since 800,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 800,172, 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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