Q: Is 78,942 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 78,942 is a composite number.

Why is 78,942 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 78,942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 59 118 177 223 354 446 669 1,338 13,157 26,314 39,471 and 78,942, with no remainder.

Since 78,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,942, 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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