Q: Is 72,930 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,930 is a composite number.

Why is 72,930 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 72,930 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 11 13 15 17 22 26 30 33 34 39 51 55 65 66 78 85 102 110 130 143 165 170 187 195 221 255 286 330 374 390 429 442 510 561 663 715 858 935 1,105 1,122 1,326 1,430 1,870 2,145 2,210 2,431 2,805 3,315 4,290 4,862 5,610 6,630 7,293 12,155 14,586 24,310 36,465 and 72,930, with no remainder.

Since 72,930 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,930, 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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