Q: Is 79,296 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 79,296 is a composite number.

Why is 79,296 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 79,296 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 59 64 84 96 112 118 168 177 192 224 236 336 354 413 448 472 672 708 826 944 1,239 1,344 1,416 1,652 1,888 2,478 2,832 3,304 3,776 4,956 5,664 6,608 9,912 11,328 13,216 19,824 26,432 39,648 and 79,296, with no remainder.

Since 79,296 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,296, 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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