Q: Is 272,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 272,720 is a composite number.

Why is 272,720 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 272,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 40 56 70 80 112 140 280 487 560 974 1,948 2,435 3,409 3,896 4,870 6,818 7,792 9,740 13,636 17,045 19,480 27,272 34,090 38,960 54,544 68,180 136,360 and 272,720, with no remainder.

Since 272,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,720, 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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