Q: Is 72,020 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,020 is a composite number.

Why is 72,020 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 72,020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 26 52 65 130 260 277 554 1,108 1,385 2,770 3,601 5,540 7,202 14,404 18,005 36,010 and 72,020, with no remainder.

Since 72,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,020, 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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