Q: Is 78,480 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 78,480 is a composite number.

Why is 78,480 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 78,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 109 120 144 180 218 240 327 360 436 545 654 720 872 981 1,090 1,308 1,635 1,744 1,962 2,180 2,616 3,270 3,924 4,360 4,905 5,232 6,540 7,848 8,720 9,810 13,080 15,696 19,620 26,160 39,240 and 78,480, with no remainder.

Since 78,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,480, 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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