Q: Is 78,988 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 78,988 is a composite number.

Why is 78,988 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 78,988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 13 14 26 28 31 49 52 62 91 98 124 182 196 217 364 403 434 637 806 868 1,274 1,519 1,612 2,548 2,821 3,038 5,642 6,076 11,284 19,747 39,494 and 78,988, with no remainder.

Since 78,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,988, 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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