Q: Is 79,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 79,872 is a composite number.

Why is 79,872 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 79,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 32 39 48 52 64 78 96 104 128 156 192 208 256 312 384 416 512 624 768 832 1,024 1,248 1,536 1,664 2,048 2,496 3,072 3,328 4,992 6,144 6,656 9,984 13,312 19,968 26,624 39,936 and 79,872, with no remainder.

Since 79,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,872, 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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