Q: Is 79,772 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 79,772 is a composite number.

Why is 79,772 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 79,772 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 11 14 22 28 37 44 49 74 77 98 148 154 196 259 308 407 518 539 814 1,036 1,078 1,628 1,813 2,156 2,849 3,626 5,698 7,252 11,396 19,943 39,886 and 79,772, with no remainder.

Since 79,772 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,772, 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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