Q: Is 79,040 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 79,040 is a composite number.

Why is 79,040 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 79,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 19 20 26 32 38 40 52 64 65 76 80 95 104 130 152 160 190 208 247 260 304 320 380 416 494 520 608 760 832 988 1,040 1,216 1,235 1,520 1,976 2,080 2,470 3,040 3,952 4,160 4,940 6,080 7,904 9,880 15,808 19,760 39,520 and 79,040, with no remainder.

Since 79,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,040, 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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