Q: Is 73,980 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 73,980 is a composite number.

Why is 73,980 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 73,980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 36 45 54 60 90 108 135 137 180 270 274 411 540 548 685 822 1,233 1,370 1,644 2,055 2,466 2,740 3,699 4,110 4,932 6,165 7,398 8,220 12,330 14,796 18,495 24,660 36,990 and 73,980, with no remainder.

Since 73,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,980, 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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