Q: Is 79,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 79,560 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 79,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 17 18 20 24 26 30 34 36 39 40 45 51 52 60 65 68 72 78 85 90 102 104 117 120 130 136 153 156 170 180 195 204 221 234 255 260 306 312 340 360 390 408 442 468 510 520 585 612 663 680 765 780 884 936 1,020 1,105 1,170 1,224 1,326 1,530 1,560 1,768 1,989 2,040 2,210 2,340 2,652 3,060 3,315 3,978 4,420 4,680 5,304 6,120 6,630 7,956 8,840 9,945 13,260 15,912 19,890 26,520 39,780 and 79,560, with no remainder.

Since 79,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,560, 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).