Q: Is 79,920 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 79,920 is a composite number.

Why is 79,920 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 79,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 36 37 40 45 48 54 60 72 74 80 90 108 111 120 135 144 148 180 185 216 222 240 270 296 333 360 370 432 444 540 555 592 666 720 740 888 999 1,080 1,110 1,332 1,480 1,665 1,776 1,998 2,160 2,220 2,664 2,960 3,330 3,996 4,440 4,995 5,328 6,660 7,992 8,880 9,990 13,320 15,984 19,980 26,640 39,960 and 79,920, with no remainder.

Since 79,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,920, 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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