Q: Is 471,492 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 471,492 is a composite number.

Why is 471,492 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 471,492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 84 126 252 1,871 3,742 5,613 7,484 11,226 13,097 16,839 22,452 26,194 33,678 39,291 52,388 67,356 78,582 117,873 157,164 235,746 and 471,492, with no remainder.

Since 471,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 471,492, 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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