Q: Is 79,716 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 79,716 is a composite number.

Why is 79,716 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 79,716 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 13 14 21 26 28 39 42 52 73 78 84 91 146 156 182 219 273 292 364 438 511 546 876 949 1,022 1,092 1,533 1,898 2,044 2,847 3,066 3,796 5,694 6,132 6,643 11,388 13,286 19,929 26,572 39,858 and 79,716, with no remainder.

Since 79,716 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,716, 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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