Q: Is 20,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 20,720 is a composite number.

Why is 20,720 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 20,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 37 40 56 70 74 80 112 140 148 185 259 280 296 370 518 560 592 740 1,036 1,295 1,480 2,072 2,590 2,960 4,144 5,180 10,360 and 20,720, with no remainder.

Since 20,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,720, 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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