Q: Is 137,172 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 137,172 is a composite number.

Why is 137,172 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 137,172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 23 28 42 46 69 71 84 92 138 142 161 213 276 284 322 426 483 497 644 852 966 994 1,491 1,633 1,932 1,988 2,982 3,266 4,899 5,964 6,532 9,798 11,431 19,596 22,862 34,293 45,724 68,586 and 137,172, with no remainder.

Since 137,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 137,172, 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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