Q: Is 36,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 36,720 is a composite number.

Why is 36,720 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 36,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 17 18 20 24 27 30 34 36 40 45 48 51 54 60 68 72 80 85 90 102 108 120 135 136 144 153 170 180 204 216 240 255 270 272 306 340 360 408 432 459 510 540 612 680 720 765 816 918 1,020 1,080 1,224 1,360 1,530 1,836 2,040 2,160 2,295 2,448 3,060 3,672 4,080 4,590 6,120 7,344 9,180 12,240 18,360 and 36,720, with no remainder.

Since 36,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 36,720, 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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