Q: Is 7,200 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 7,200 is a composite number.

Why is 7,200 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 7,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 32 36 40 45 48 50 60 72 75 80 90 96 100 120 144 150 160 180 200 225 240 288 300 360 400 450 480 600 720 800 900 1,200 1,440 1,800 2,400 3,600 and 7,200, with no remainder.

Since 7,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,200, 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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