Q: Is 78,600 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 78,600 is a composite number.

Why is 78,600 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 78,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 131 150 200 262 300 393 524 600 655 786 1,048 1,310 1,572 1,965 2,620 3,144 3,275 3,930 5,240 6,550 7,860 9,825 13,100 15,720 19,650 26,200 39,300 and 78,600, with no remainder.

Since 78,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,600, 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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