Q: Is 79,947 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 79,947 is a composite number.

Why is 79,947 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 79,947 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 47 63 81 141 189 243 329 423 567 987 1,269 1,701 2,961 3,807 8,883 11,421 26,649 and 79,947, with no remainder.

Since 79,947 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,947, it is a composite number.


More Examples

Number 79,94579,94679,94879,949
Composite? yesyesyesyes
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 79,947:


Ask a Question