Q: Is 471,728,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 471,728,740 is a composite number.

Why is 471,728,740 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 471,728,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 70 140 3,369,491 6,738,982 13,477,964 16,847,455 23,586,437 33,694,910 47,172,874 67,389,820 94,345,748 117,932,185 235,864,370 and 471,728,740, with no remainder.

Since 471,728,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 471,728,740, 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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