Q: Is 79,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 79,800 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 79,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 19 20 21 24 25 28 30 35 38 40 42 50 56 57 60 70 75 76 84 95 100 105 114 120 133 140 150 152 168 175 190 200 210 228 266 280 285 300 350 380 399 420 456 475 525 532 570 600 665 700 760 798 840 950 1,050 1,064 1,140 1,330 1,400 1,425 1,596 1,900 1,995 2,100 2,280 2,660 2,850 3,192 3,325 3,800 3,990 4,200 5,320 5,700 6,650 7,980 9,975 11,400 13,300 15,960 19,950 26,600 39,900 and 79,800, with no remainder.

Since 79,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,800, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).