Q: Is 77,520 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 77,520 is a composite number.

Why is 77,520 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 77,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 17 19 20 24 30 34 38 40 48 51 57 60 68 76 80 85 95 102 114 120 136 152 170 190 204 228 240 255 272 285 304 323 340 380 408 456 510 570 646 680 760 816 912 969 1,020 1,140 1,292 1,360 1,520 1,615 1,938 2,040 2,280 2,584 3,230 3,876 4,080 4,560 4,845 5,168 6,460 7,752 9,690 12,920 15,504 19,380 25,840 38,760 and 77,520, with no remainder.

Since 77,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 77,520, 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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