Q: Is 79,380 a Composite Number?

Why is 79,380 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 79,380 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 27 28 30 35 36 42 45 49 54 60 63 70 81 84 90 98 105 108 126 135 140 147 162 180 189 196 210 245 252 270 294 315 324 378 405 420 441 490 540 567 588 630 735 756 810 882 945 980 1,134 1,260 1,323 1,470 1,620 1,764 1,890 2,205 2,268 2,646 2,835 2,940 3,780 3,969 4,410 5,292 5,670 6,615 7,938 8,820 11,340 13,230 15,876 19,845 26,460 39,690 and 79,380, with no remainder.

Since 79,380 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,380, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).