Q: Is 79,992 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 79,992 is a composite number.

Why is 79,992 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 79,992 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 18 22 24 33 36 44 66 72 88 99 101 132 198 202 264 303 396 404 606 792 808 909 1,111 1,212 1,818 2,222 2,424 3,333 3,636 4,444 6,666 7,272 8,888 9,999 13,332 19,998 26,664 39,996 and 79,992, with no remainder.

Since 79,992 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,992, 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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