Q: Is 73,080 a Composite Number?

Why is 73,080 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 73,080 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 28 29 30 35 36 40 42 45 56 58 60 63 70 72 84 87 90 105 116 120 126 140 145 168 174 180 203 210 232 252 261 280 290 315 348 360 406 420 435 504 522 580 609 630 696 812 840 870 1,015 1,044 1,160 1,218 1,260 1,305 1,624 1,740 1,827 2,030 2,088 2,436 2,520 2,610 3,045 3,480 3,654 4,060 4,872 5,220 6,090 7,308 8,120 9,135 10,440 12,180 14,616 18,270 24,360 36,540 and 73,080, with no remainder.

Since 73,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,080, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).