Q: Is 720,500 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 720,500 is a composite number.

Why is 720,500 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 720,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 25 44 50 55 100 110 125 131 220 250 262 275 500 524 550 655 1,100 1,310 1,375 1,441 2,620 2,750 2,882 3,275 5,500 5,764 6,550 7,205 13,100 14,410 16,375 28,820 32,750 36,025 65,500 72,050 144,100 180,125 360,250 and 720,500, with no remainder.

Since 720,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 720,500, 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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