Q: Is 472,788 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 472,788 is a composite number.

Why is 472,788 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 472,788 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 23 36 46 69 92 138 207 276 414 571 828 1,142 1,713 2,284 3,426 5,139 6,852 10,278 13,133 20,556 26,266 39,399 52,532 78,798 118,197 157,596 236,394 and 472,788, with no remainder.

Since 472,788 cannot be divided by just 1 and 472,788, 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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