Q: Is 471,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 471,872 is a composite number.

Why is 471,872 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 471,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 73 101 146 202 292 404 584 808 1,168 1,616 2,336 3,232 4,672 6,464 7,373 14,746 29,492 58,984 117,968 235,936 and 471,872, with no remainder.

Since 471,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 471,872, 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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