Q: Is 72,480 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,480 is a composite number.

Why is 72,480 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 72,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 80 96 120 151 160 240 302 453 480 604 755 906 1,208 1,510 1,812 2,265 2,416 3,020 3,624 4,530 4,832 6,040 7,248 9,060 12,080 14,496 18,120 24,160 36,240 and 72,480, with no remainder.

Since 72,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,480, 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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