Q: Is 79,808 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 79,808 is a composite number.

Why is 79,808 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 79,808 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 29 32 43 58 64 86 116 172 232 344 464 688 928 1,247 1,376 1,856 2,494 2,752 4,988 9,976 19,952 39,904 and 79,808, with no remainder.

Since 79,808 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,808, 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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