Q: Is 79,856 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 79,856 is a composite number.

Why is 79,856 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 79,856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 23 28 31 46 56 62 92 112 124 161 184 217 248 322 368 434 496 644 713 868 1,288 1,426 1,736 2,576 2,852 3,472 4,991 5,704 9,982 11,408 19,964 39,928 and 79,856, with no remainder.

Since 79,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,856, 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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