Q: Is 77,940 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 77,940 is a composite number.

Why is 77,940 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 77,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 180 433 866 1,299 1,732 2,165 2,598 3,897 4,330 5,196 6,495 7,794 8,660 12,990 15,588 19,485 25,980 38,970 and 77,940, with no remainder.

Since 77,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 77,940, 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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