Q: Is 471,940 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 471,940 is a composite number.

Why is 471,940 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 471,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 70 140 3,371 6,742 13,484 16,855 23,597 33,710 47,194 67,420 94,388 117,985 235,970 and 471,940, with no remainder.

Since 471,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 471,940, 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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