Q: Is 72,320 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,320 is a composite number.

Why is 72,320 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 72,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 113 128 160 226 320 452 565 640 904 1,130 1,808 2,260 3,616 4,520 7,232 9,040 14,464 18,080 36,160 and 72,320, with no remainder.

Since 72,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,320, 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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