Q: Is 79,170 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 79,170 is a composite number.

Why is 79,170 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 79,170 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 13 14 15 21 26 29 30 35 39 42 58 65 70 78 87 91 105 130 145 174 182 195 203 210 273 290 377 390 406 435 455 546 609 754 870 910 1,015 1,131 1,218 1,365 1,885 2,030 2,262 2,639 2,730 3,045 3,770 5,278 5,655 6,090 7,917 11,310 13,195 15,834 26,390 39,585 and 79,170, with no remainder.

Since 79,170 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,170, 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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