Q: Is 78,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 78,960 is a composite number.

Why is 78,960 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 78,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 47 48 56 60 70 80 84 94 105 112 120 140 141 168 188 210 235 240 280 282 329 336 376 420 470 560 564 658 705 752 840 940 987 1,128 1,316 1,410 1,645 1,680 1,880 1,974 2,256 2,632 2,820 3,290 3,760 3,948 4,935 5,264 5,640 6,580 7,896 9,870 11,280 13,160 15,792 19,740 26,320 39,480 and 78,960, with no remainder.

Since 78,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,960, 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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