Q: Is 72,080 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,080 is a composite number.

Why is 72,080 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 72,080 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 34 40 53 68 80 85 106 136 170 212 265 272 340 424 530 680 848 901 1,060 1,360 1,802 2,120 3,604 4,240 4,505 7,208 9,010 14,416 18,020 36,040 and 72,080, with no remainder.

Since 72,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,080, 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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