Q: Is 17,172 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 17,172 is a composite number.

Why is 17,172 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 17,172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 53 54 81 106 108 159 162 212 318 324 477 636 954 1,431 1,908 2,862 4,293 5,724 8,586 and 17,172, with no remainder.

Since 17,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,172, 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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