Q: Is 72,280 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,280 is a composite number.

Why is 72,280 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 72,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 20 26 40 52 65 104 130 139 260 278 520 556 695 1,112 1,390 1,807 2,780 3,614 5,560 7,228 9,035 14,456 18,070 36,140 and 72,280, with no remainder.

Since 72,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,280, 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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