Q: Is 989,172 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 989,172 is a composite number.

Why is 989,172 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 989,172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 43 54 71 81 86 108 129 142 162 172 213 258 284 324 387 426 516 639 774 852 1,161 1,278 1,548 1,917 2,322 2,556 3,053 3,483 3,834 4,644 5,751 6,106 6,966 7,668 9,159 11,502 12,212 13,932 18,318 23,004 27,477 36,636 54,954 82,431 109,908 164,862 247,293 329,724 494,586 and 989,172, with no remainder.

Since 989,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 989,172, it is a composite number.


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