Q: Is 73,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 73,920 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 73,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 15 16 20 21 22 24 28 30 32 33 35 40 42 44 48 55 56 60 64 66 70 77 80 84 88 96 105 110 112 120 132 140 154 160 165 168 176 192 210 220 224 231 240 264 280 308 320 330 336 352 385 420 440 448 462 480 528 560 616 660 672 704 770 840 880 924 960 1,056 1,120 1,155 1,232 1,320 1,344 1,540 1,680 1,760 1,848 2,112 2,240 2,310 2,464 2,640 3,080 3,360 3,520 3,696 4,620 4,928 5,280 6,160 6,720 7,392 9,240 10,560 12,320 14,784 18,480 24,640 36,960 and 73,920, with no remainder.

Since 73,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,920, 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).