Q: Is 789,978 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 789,978 is a composite number.

Why is 789,978 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 789,978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 49 98 147 294 2,687 5,374 8,061 16,122 18,809 37,618 56,427 112,854 131,663 263,326 394,989 and 789,978, with no remainder.

Since 789,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 789,978, 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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