Q: Is 79,596 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 79,596 is a composite number.

Why is 79,596 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 79,596 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 27 33 36 44 54 66 67 99 108 132 134 198 201 268 297 396 402 594 603 737 804 1,188 1,206 1,474 1,809 2,211 2,412 2,948 3,618 4,422 6,633 7,236 8,844 13,266 19,899 26,532 39,798 and 79,596, with no remainder.

Since 79,596 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,596, 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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