Q: Is 79,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 79,248 is a composite number.

Why is 79,248 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 79,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 24 26 39 48 52 78 104 127 156 208 254 312 381 508 624 762 1,016 1,524 1,651 2,032 3,048 3,302 4,953 6,096 6,604 9,906 13,208 19,812 26,416 39,624 and 79,248, with no remainder.

Since 79,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,248, 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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