Q: Is 272,020 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 272,020 is a composite number.

Why is 272,020 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 272,020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 29 35 58 67 70 116 134 140 145 203 268 290 335 406 469 580 670 812 938 1,015 1,340 1,876 1,943 2,030 2,345 3,886 4,060 4,690 7,772 9,380 9,715 13,601 19,430 27,202 38,860 54,404 68,005 136,010 and 272,020, with no remainder.

Since 272,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,020, 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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