Q: Is 17,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 17,472 is a composite number.

Why is 17,472 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 17,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 13 14 16 21 24 26 28 32 39 42 48 52 56 64 78 84 91 96 104 112 156 168 182 192 208 224 273 312 336 364 416 448 546 624 672 728 832 1,092 1,248 1,344 1,456 2,184 2,496 2,912 4,368 5,824 8,736 and 17,472, with no remainder.

Since 17,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,472, 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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