Q: Is 79,016 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 79,016 is a composite number.

Why is 79,016 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 79,016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 17 28 34 56 68 83 119 136 166 238 332 476 581 664 952 1,162 1,411 2,324 2,822 4,648 5,644 9,877 11,288 19,754 39,508 and 79,016, with no remainder.

Since 79,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,016, 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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