Q: Is 79,680 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 79,680 is a composite number.

Why is 79,680 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 79,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 83 96 120 160 166 192 240 249 320 332 415 480 498 664 830 960 996 1,245 1,328 1,660 1,992 2,490 2,656 3,320 3,984 4,980 5,312 6,640 7,968 9,960 13,280 15,936 19,920 26,560 39,840 and 79,680, with no remainder.

Since 79,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,680, it is a composite number.


More Examples

Number 79,67879,67979,68179,682
Composite? yesyesyesyes
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 79,680:


Ask a Question