Q: Is 72,160 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,160 is a composite number.

Why is 72,160 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 72,160 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 32 40 41 44 55 80 82 88 110 160 164 176 205 220 328 352 410 440 451 656 820 880 902 1,312 1,640 1,760 1,804 2,255 3,280 3,608 4,510 6,560 7,216 9,020 14,432 18,040 36,080 and 72,160, with no remainder.

Since 72,160 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,160, 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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