Q: Is 78,716,421 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 78,716,421 is a composite number.

Why is 78,716,421 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 78,716,421 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 63 109 189 327 763 981 2,289 2,943 3,821 6,867 11,463 20,601 26,747 34,389 80,241 103,167 240,723 416,489 722,169 1,249,467 2,915,423 3,748,401 8,746,269 11,245,203 26,238,807 and 78,716,421, with no remainder.

Since 78,716,421 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,716,421, 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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