Q: Is 72,570 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,570 is a composite number.

Why is 72,570 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 72,570 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 41 59 82 118 123 177 205 246 295 354 410 590 615 885 1,230 1,770 2,419 4,838 7,257 12,095 14,514 24,190 36,285 and 72,570, with no remainder.

Since 72,570 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,570, 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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