Q: Is 79,520 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 79,520 is a composite number.

Why is 79,520 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 79,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 56 70 71 80 112 140 142 160 224 280 284 355 497 560 568 710 994 1,120 1,136 1,420 1,988 2,272 2,485 2,840 3,976 4,970 5,680 7,952 9,940 11,360 15,904 19,880 39,760 and 79,520, with no remainder.

Since 79,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,520, 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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