Q: Is 471,731,238 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 471,731,238 is a composite number.

Why is 471,731,238 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 471,731,238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 33 66 99 198 2,382,481 4,764,962 7,147,443 14,294,886 21,442,329 26,207,291 42,884,658 52,414,582 78,621,873 157,243,746 235,865,619 and 471,731,238, with no remainder.

Since 471,731,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 471,731,238, 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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