Q: Is 79,608 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 79,608 is a composite number.

Why is 79,608 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 79,608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 31 62 93 107 124 186 214 248 321 372 428 642 744 856 1,284 2,568 3,317 6,634 9,951 13,268 19,902 26,536 39,804 and 79,608, with no remainder.

Since 79,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,608, 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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