Q: Is 77,420 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 77,420 is a composite number.

Why is 77,420 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 77,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 49 70 79 98 140 158 196 245 316 395 490 553 790 980 1,106 1,580 2,212 2,765 3,871 5,530 7,742 11,060 15,484 19,355 38,710 and 77,420, with no remainder.

Since 77,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 77,420, 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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