Q: Is 79,120 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 79,120 is a composite number.

Why is 79,120 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 79,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 23 40 43 46 80 86 92 115 172 184 215 230 344 368 430 460 688 860 920 989 1,720 1,840 1,978 3,440 3,956 4,945 7,912 9,890 15,824 19,780 39,560 and 79,120, with no remainder.

Since 79,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,120, 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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