Q: Is 79,002 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 79,002 is a composite number.

Why is 79,002 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 79,002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 14 18 19 21 22 27 33 38 42 54 57 63 66 77 99 114 126 133 154 171 189 198 209 231 266 297 342 378 399 418 462 513 594 627 693 798 1,026 1,197 1,254 1,386 1,463 1,881 2,079 2,394 2,926 3,591 3,762 4,158 4,389 5,643 7,182 8,778 11,286 13,167 26,334 39,501 and 79,002, with no remainder.

Since 79,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,002, 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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