Q: Is 66,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 66,720 is a composite number.

Why is 66,720 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 66,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 80 96 120 139 160 240 278 417 480 556 695 834 1,112 1,390 1,668 2,085 2,224 2,780 3,336 4,170 4,448 5,560 6,672 8,340 11,120 13,344 16,680 22,240 33,360 and 66,720, with no remainder.

Since 66,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 66,720, 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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