Q: Is 78,870 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 78,870 is a composite number.

Why is 78,870 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 78,870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 11 15 22 30 33 55 66 110 165 239 330 478 717 1,195 1,434 2,390 2,629 3,585 5,258 7,170 7,887 13,145 15,774 26,290 39,435 and 78,870, with no remainder.

Since 78,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,870, 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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