Q: Is 471,946 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 471,946 is a composite number.

Why is 471,946 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 471,946 can be evenly divided by 1 2 29 58 79 103 158 206 2,291 2,987 4,582 5,974 8,137 16,274 235,973 and 471,946, with no remainder.

Since 471,946 cannot be divided by just 1 and 471,946, 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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