Q: Is 472,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 472,248 is a composite number.

Why is 472,248 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 472,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 36 42 56 63 72 84 126 168 252 504 937 1,874 2,811 3,748 5,622 6,559 7,496 8,433 11,244 13,118 16,866 19,677 22,488 26,236 33,732 39,354 52,472 59,031 67,464 78,708 118,062 157,416 236,124 and 472,248, with no remainder.

Since 472,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 472,248, 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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