Q: Is 79,860 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 79,860 is a composite number.

Why is 79,860 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 79,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 30 33 44 55 60 66 110 121 132 165 220 242 330 363 484 605 660 726 1,210 1,331 1,452 1,815 2,420 2,662 3,630 3,993 5,324 6,655 7,260 7,986 13,310 15,972 19,965 26,620 39,930 and 79,860, with no remainder.

Since 79,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,860, 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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