Q: Is 70,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 70,720 is a composite number.

Why is 70,720 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 70,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 17 20 26 32 34 40 52 64 65 68 80 85 104 130 136 160 170 208 221 260 272 320 340 416 442 520 544 680 832 884 1,040 1,088 1,105 1,360 1,768 2,080 2,210 2,720 3,536 4,160 4,420 5,440 7,072 8,840 14,144 17,680 35,360 and 70,720, with no remainder.

Since 70,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 70,720, 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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