Q: Is 78,078 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 78,078 is a composite number.

Why is 78,078 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 78,078 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 13 14 21 22 26 33 39 42 66 77 78 91 143 154 169 182 231 273 286 338 429 462 507 546 858 1,001 1,014 1,183 1,859 2,002 2,366 3,003 3,549 3,718 5,577 6,006 7,098 11,154 13,013 26,026 39,039 and 78,078, with no remainder.

Since 78,078 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,078, 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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