Q: Is 78,880 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 78,880 is a composite number.

Why is 78,880 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 78,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 29 32 34 40 58 68 80 85 116 136 145 160 170 232 272 290 340 464 493 544 580 680 928 986 1,160 1,360 1,972 2,320 2,465 2,720 3,944 4,640 4,930 7,888 9,860 15,776 19,720 39,440 and 78,880, with no remainder.

Since 78,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,880, 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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