Q: Is 473,128,746 a Composite Number?

Why is 473,128,746 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 473,128,746 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 409 818 1,227 2,454 192,799 385,598 578,397 1,156,794 78,854,791 157,709,582 236,564,373 and 473,128,746, with no remainder.

Since 473,128,746 cannot be divided by just 1 and 473,128,746, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).