Q: Is 73,140 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 73,140 is a composite number.

Why is 73,140 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 73,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 23 30 46 53 60 69 92 106 115 138 159 212 230 265 276 318 345 460 530 636 690 795 1,060 1,219 1,380 1,590 2,438 3,180 3,657 4,876 6,095 7,314 12,190 14,628 18,285 24,380 36,570 and 73,140, with no remainder.

Since 73,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,140, 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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