Q: Is 471,792 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 471,792 is a composite number.

Why is 471,792 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 471,792 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 9,829 19,658 29,487 39,316 58,974 78,632 117,948 157,264 235,896 and 471,792, with no remainder.

Since 471,792 cannot be divided by just 1 and 471,792, 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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