Q: Is 78,936 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 78,936 is a composite number.

Why is 78,936 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 78,936 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 13 22 23 24 26 33 39 44 46 52 66 69 78 88 92 104 132 138 143 156 184 253 264 276 286 299 312 429 506 552 572 598 759 858 897 1,012 1,144 1,196 1,518 1,716 1,794 2,024 2,392 3,036 3,289 3,432 3,588 6,072 6,578 7,176 9,867 13,156 19,734 26,312 39,468 and 78,936, with no remainder.

Since 78,936 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,936, 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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