Q: Is 24,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 24,720 is a composite number.

Why is 24,720 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 24,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 103 120 206 240 309 412 515 618 824 1,030 1,236 1,545 1,648 2,060 2,472 3,090 4,120 4,944 6,180 8,240 12,360 and 24,720, with no remainder.

Since 24,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,720, 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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