Q: Is 72,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,240 is a composite number.

Why is 72,240 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 72,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 43 48 56 60 70 80 84 86 105 112 120 129 140 168 172 210 215 240 258 280 301 336 344 420 430 516 560 602 645 688 840 860 903 1,032 1,204 1,290 1,505 1,680 1,720 1,806 2,064 2,408 2,580 3,010 3,440 3,612 4,515 4,816 5,160 6,020 7,224 9,030 10,320 12,040 14,448 18,060 24,080 36,120 and 72,240, with no remainder.

Since 72,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,240, 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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