Q: Is 472,880 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 472,880 is a composite number.

Why is 472,880 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 472,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 23 40 46 80 92 115 184 230 257 368 460 514 920 1,028 1,285 1,840 2,056 2,570 4,112 5,140 5,911 10,280 11,822 20,560 23,644 29,555 47,288 59,110 94,576 118,220 236,440 and 472,880, with no remainder.

Since 472,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 472,880, 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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