Q: Is 72,780 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,780 is a composite number.

Why is 72,780 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 72,780 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 1,213 2,426 3,639 4,852 6,065 7,278 12,130 14,556 18,195 24,260 36,390 and 72,780, with no remainder.

Since 72,780 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,780, 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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