Q: Is 470,988 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 470,988 is a composite number.

Why is 470,988 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 470,988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 27 28 36 42 49 54 63 84 89 98 108 126 147 178 189 196 252 267 294 356 378 441 534 588 623 756 801 882 1,068 1,246 1,323 1,602 1,764 1,869 2,403 2,492 2,646 3,204 3,738 4,361 4,806 5,292 5,607 7,476 8,722 9,612 11,214 13,083 16,821 17,444 22,428 26,166 33,642 39,249 52,332 67,284 78,498 117,747 156,996 235,494 and 470,988, with no remainder.

Since 470,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 470,988, 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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