Q: Is 77,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 77,720 is a composite number.

Why is 77,720 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 77,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 29 40 58 67 116 134 145 232 268 290 335 536 580 670 1,160 1,340 1,943 2,680 3,886 7,772 9,715 15,544 19,430 38,860 and 77,720, with no remainder.

Since 77,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 77,720, 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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