Q: Is 78,921 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 78,921 is a composite number.

Why is 78,921 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 78,921 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 37 79 111 237 333 711 999 2,133 2,923 8,769 26,307 and 78,921, with no remainder.

Since 78,921 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,921, 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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