Q: Is 79,420 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 79,420 is a composite number.

Why is 79,420 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 79,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 19 20 22 38 44 55 76 95 110 190 209 220 361 380 418 722 836 1,045 1,444 1,805 2,090 3,610 3,971 4,180 7,220 7,942 15,884 19,855 39,710 and 79,420, with no remainder.

Since 79,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,420, 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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