Q: Is 172,848 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 172,848 is a composite number.

Why is 172,848 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 172,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 39 48 52 78 104 156 208 277 312 554 624 831 1,108 1,662 2,216 3,324 3,601 4,432 6,648 7,202 10,803 13,296 14,404 21,606 28,808 43,212 57,616 86,424 and 172,848, with no remainder.

Since 172,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 172,848, 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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