Q: Is 720,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 720,272 is a composite number.

Why is 720,272 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 720,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 59 109 112 118 218 236 413 436 472 763 826 872 944 1,526 1,652 1,744 3,052 3,304 6,104 6,431 6,608 12,208 12,862 25,724 45,017 51,448 90,034 102,896 180,068 360,136 and 720,272, with no remainder.

Since 720,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 720,272, 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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