Q: Is 70,800 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 70,800 is a composite number.

Why is 70,800 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 70,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 59 60 75 80 100 118 120 150 177 200 236 240 295 300 354 400 472 590 600 708 885 944 1,180 1,200 1,416 1,475 1,770 2,360 2,832 2,950 3,540 4,425 4,720 5,900 7,080 8,850 11,800 14,160 17,700 23,600 35,400 and 70,800, with no remainder.

Since 70,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 70,800, 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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