Q: Is 78,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 78,740 is a composite number.

Why is 78,740 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 78,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 31 62 124 127 155 254 310 508 620 635 1,270 2,540 3,937 7,874 15,748 19,685 39,370 and 78,740, with no remainder.

Since 78,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,740, 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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