Q: Is 77,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 77,840 is a composite number.

Why is 77,840 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 77,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 40 56 70 80 112 139 140 278 280 556 560 695 973 1,112 1,390 1,946 2,224 2,780 3,892 4,865 5,560 7,784 9,730 11,120 15,568 19,460 38,920 and 77,840, with no remainder.

Since 77,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 77,840, 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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