Q: Is 472,948 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 472,948 is a composite number.

Why is 472,948 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 472,948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 19 28 38 49 76 98 127 133 196 254 266 508 532 889 931 1,778 1,862 2,413 3,556 3,724 4,826 6,223 9,652 12,446 16,891 24,892 33,782 67,564 118,237 236,474 and 472,948, with no remainder.

Since 472,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 472,948, 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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