Q: Is 60,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 60,720 is a composite number.

Why is 60,720 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 60,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 22 23 24 30 33 40 44 46 48 55 60 66 69 80 88 92 110 115 120 132 138 165 176 184 220 230 240 253 264 276 330 345 368 440 460 506 528 552 660 690 759 880 920 1,012 1,104 1,265 1,320 1,380 1,518 1,840 2,024 2,530 2,640 2,760 3,036 3,795 4,048 5,060 5,520 6,072 7,590 10,120 12,144 15,180 20,240 30,360 and 60,720, with no remainder.

Since 60,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,720, 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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