Q: Is 79,728 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 79,728 is a composite number.

Why is 79,728 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 79,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 33 44 48 66 88 132 151 176 264 302 453 528 604 906 1,208 1,661 1,812 2,416 3,322 3,624 4,983 6,644 7,248 9,966 13,288 19,932 26,576 39,864 and 79,728, with no remainder.

Since 79,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,728, 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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