Q: Is 473,424 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 473,424 is a composite number.

Why is 473,424 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 473,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 84 112 168 336 1,409 2,818 4,227 5,636 8,454 9,863 11,272 16,908 19,726 22,544 29,589 33,816 39,452 59,178 67,632 78,904 118,356 157,808 236,712 and 473,424, with no remainder.

Since 473,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 473,424, 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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