Q: Is 78,264 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 78,264 is a composite number.

Why is 78,264 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 78,264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 1,087 2,174 3,261 4,348 6,522 8,696 9,783 13,044 19,566 26,088 39,132 and 78,264, with no remainder.

Since 78,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,264, 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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