Q: Is 167,772 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 167,772 is a composite number.

Why is 167,772 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 167,772 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 31 33 41 44 62 66 82 93 123 124 132 164 186 246 341 372 451 492 682 902 1,023 1,271 1,353 1,364 1,804 2,046 2,542 2,706 3,813 4,092 5,084 5,412 7,626 13,981 15,252 27,962 41,943 55,924 83,886 and 167,772, with no remainder.

Since 167,772 cannot be divided by just 1 and 167,772, 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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