Q: Is 79,956 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 79,956 is a composite number.

Why is 79,956 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 79,956 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 2,221 4,442 6,663 8,884 13,326 19,989 26,652 39,978 and 79,956, with no remainder.

Since 79,956 cannot be divided by just 1 and 79,956, 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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