Q: Is 473,473 a Composite Number?

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

Why is 473,473 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 473,473 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 13 43 77 91 121 143 301 473 559 847 1,001 1,573 3,311 3,913 5,203 6,149 11,011 36,421 43,043 67,639 and 473,473, with no remainder.

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