Q: Is 78,800 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 78,800 is a composite number.

Why is 78,800 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 78,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 197 200 394 400 788 985 1,576 1,970 3,152 3,940 4,925 7,880 9,850 15,760 19,700 39,400 and 78,800, with no remainder.

Since 78,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,800, 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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