Q: Is 472,896 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 472,896 is a composite number.

Why is 472,896 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 472,896 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 64 72 96 144 192 288 576 821 1,642 2,463 3,284 4,926 6,568 7,389 9,852 13,136 14,778 19,704 26,272 29,556 39,408 52,544 59,112 78,816 118,224 157,632 236,448 and 472,896, with no remainder.

Since 472,896 cannot be divided by just 1 and 472,896, 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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