Q: Is 78,642,260 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 78,642,260 is a composite number.

Why is 78,642,260 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 78,642,260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 263 526 1,052 1,315 2,630 5,260 14,951 29,902 59,804 74,755 149,510 299,020 3,932,113 7,864,226 15,728,452 19,660,565 39,321,130 and 78,642,260, with no remainder.

Since 78,642,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,642,260, 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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