Q: Is 72,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,840 is a composite number.

Why is 72,840 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 72,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 607 1,214 1,821 2,428 3,035 3,642 4,856 6,070 7,284 9,105 12,140 14,568 18,210 24,280 36,420 and 72,840, with no remainder.

Since 72,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,840, 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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