Q: Is 204,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 204,720 is a composite number.

Why is 204,720 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 204,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 240 853 1,706 2,559 3,412 4,265 5,118 6,824 8,530 10,236 12,795 13,648 17,060 20,472 25,590 34,120 40,944 51,180 68,240 102,360 and 204,720, with no remainder.

Since 204,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 204,720, 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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