Q: Is 472,944 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 472,944 is a composite number.

Why is 472,944 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 472,944 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 59 118 167 177 236 334 354 472 501 668 708 944 1,002 1,336 1,416 2,004 2,672 2,832 4,008 8,016 9,853 19,706 29,559 39,412 59,118 78,824 118,236 157,648 236,472 and 472,944, with no remainder.

Since 472,944 cannot be divided by just 1 and 472,944, 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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