Q: Is 77,976 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 77,976 is a composite number.

Why is 77,976 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 77,976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 19 24 27 36 38 54 57 72 76 108 114 152 171 216 228 342 361 456 513 684 722 1,026 1,083 1,368 1,444 2,052 2,166 2,888 3,249 4,104 4,332 6,498 8,664 9,747 12,996 19,494 25,992 38,988 and 77,976, with no remainder.

Since 77,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 77,976, 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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