Q: Is 78,456 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 78,456 is a composite number.

Why is 78,456 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 78,456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 168 467 934 1,401 1,868 2,802 3,269 3,736 5,604 6,538 9,807 11,208 13,076 19,614 26,152 39,228 and 78,456, with no remainder.

Since 78,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,456, 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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