Q: Is 78,288 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 78,288 is a composite number.

Why is 78,288 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 78,288 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 84 112 168 233 336 466 699 932 1,398 1,631 1,864 2,796 3,262 3,728 4,893 5,592 6,524 9,786 11,184 13,048 19,572 26,096 39,144 and 78,288, with no remainder.

Since 78,288 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,288, 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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