Q: Is 72,380 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,380 is a composite number.

Why is 72,380 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 72,380 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 28 35 44 47 55 70 77 94 110 140 154 188 220 235 308 329 385 470 517 658 770 940 1,034 1,316 1,540 1,645 2,068 2,585 3,290 3,619 5,170 6,580 7,238 10,340 14,476 18,095 36,190 and 72,380, with no remainder.

Since 72,380 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,380, 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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