Q: Is 72,870 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,870 is a composite number.

Why is 72,870 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 72,870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 30 35 42 70 105 210 347 694 1,041 1,735 2,082 2,429 3,470 4,858 5,205 7,287 10,410 12,145 14,574 24,290 36,435 and 72,870, with no remainder.

Since 72,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,870, 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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