Q: Is 98,172 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 98,172 is a composite number.

Why is 98,172 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 98,172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 81 101 108 162 202 243 303 324 404 486 606 909 972 1,212 1,818 2,727 3,636 5,454 8,181 10,908 16,362 24,543 32,724 49,086 and 98,172, with no remainder.

Since 98,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 98,172, 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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