Q: Is 78,408 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 78,408 is a composite number.

Why is 78,408 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 78,408 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 18 22 24 27 33 36 44 54 66 72 81 88 99 108 121 132 162 198 216 242 264 297 324 363 396 484 594 648 726 792 891 968 1,089 1,188 1,452 1,782 2,178 2,376 2,904 3,267 3,564 4,356 6,534 7,128 8,712 9,801 13,068 19,602 26,136 39,204 and 78,408, with no remainder.

Since 78,408 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,408, 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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