Q: Is 79,360 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 79,360 is a composite number.

Why is 79,360 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 79,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 31 32 40 62 64 80 124 128 155 160 248 256 310 320 496 512 620 640 992 1,240 1,280 1,984 2,480 2,560 3,968 4,960 7,936 9,920 15,872 19,840 39,680 and 79,360, with no remainder.

Since 79,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,360, 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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