Q: Is 72,520 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,520 is a composite number.

Why is 72,520 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 72,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 37 40 49 56 70 74 98 140 148 185 196 245 259 280 296 370 392 490 518 740 980 1,036 1,295 1,480 1,813 1,960 2,072 2,590 3,626 5,180 7,252 9,065 10,360 14,504 18,130 36,260 and 72,520, with no remainder.

Since 72,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,520, 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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