Q: Is 79,900 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 79,900 is a composite number.

Why is 79,900 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 79,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 25 34 47 50 68 85 94 100 170 188 235 340 425 470 799 850 940 1,175 1,598 1,700 2,350 3,196 3,995 4,700 7,990 15,980 19,975 39,950 and 79,900, with no remainder.

Since 79,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,900, 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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