Q: Is 78,858 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 78,858 is a composite number.

Why is 78,858 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 78,858 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 39 78 117 234 337 674 1,011 2,022 3,033 4,381 6,066 8,762 13,143 26,286 39,429 and 78,858, with no remainder.

Since 78,858 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,858, 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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