Q: Is 197,478 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 197,478 is a composite number.

Why is 197,478 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 197,478 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 23 27 46 53 54 69 81 106 138 159 162 207 318 414 477 621 954 1,219 1,242 1,431 1,863 2,438 2,862 3,657 3,726 4,293 7,314 8,586 10,971 21,942 32,913 65,826 98,739 and 197,478, with no remainder.

Since 197,478 cannot be divided by just 1 and 197,478, 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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