Q: Is 75,978 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 75,978 is a composite number.

Why is 75,978 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 75,978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 67 81 126 134 162 189 201 378 402 469 567 603 938 1,134 1,206 1,407 1,809 2,814 3,618 4,221 5,427 8,442 10,854 12,663 25,326 37,989 and 75,978, with no remainder.

Since 75,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 75,978, 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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