Q: Is 78,984 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 78,984 is a composite number.

Why is 78,984 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 78,984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 1,097 2,194 3,291 4,388 6,582 8,776 9,873 13,164 19,746 26,328 39,492 and 78,984, with no remainder.

Since 78,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,984, 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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