Q: Is 79,119 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 79,119 is a composite number.

Why is 79,119 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 79,119 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 59 149 177 447 531 1,341 8,791 26,373 and 79,119, with no remainder.

Since 79,119 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,119, 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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