Q: Is 79,539,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 79,539,040 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 79,539,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 47 56 70 80 94 112 140 160 188 224 235 280 329 376 470 560 658 752 940 1,120 1,316 1,504 1,511 1,645 1,880 2,632 3,022 3,290 3,760 5,264 6,044 6,580 7,520 7,555 10,528 10,577 12,088 13,160 15,110 21,154 24,176 26,320 30,220 42,308 48,352 52,640 52,885 60,440 71,017 84,616 105,770 120,880 142,034 169,232 211,540 241,760 284,068 338,464 355,085 423,080 497,119 568,136 710,170 846,160 994,238 1,136,272 1,420,340 1,692,320 1,988,476 2,272,544 2,485,595 2,840,680 3,976,952 4,971,190 5,681,360 7,953,904 9,942,380 11,362,720 15,907,808 19,884,760 39,769,520 and 79,539,040, with no remainder.

Since 79,539,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,539,040, 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).