Q: Is 84,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 84,720 is a composite number.

Why is 84,720 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 84,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 240 353 706 1,059 1,412 1,765 2,118 2,824 3,530 4,236 5,295 5,648 7,060 8,472 10,590 14,120 16,944 21,180 28,240 42,360 and 84,720, with no remainder.

Since 84,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 84,720, 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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