Q: Is 78,432 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 78,432 is a composite number.

Why is 78,432 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 78,432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 19 24 32 38 43 48 57 76 86 96 114 129 152 172 228 258 304 344 456 516 608 688 817 912 1,032 1,376 1,634 1,824 2,064 2,451 3,268 4,128 4,902 6,536 9,804 13,072 19,608 26,144 39,216 and 78,432, with no remainder.

Since 78,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,432, 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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