Q: Is 473,499 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 473,499 is a composite number.

Why is 473,499 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 473,499 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 19 27 39 57 71 117 171 213 247 351 513 639 741 923 1,349 1,917 2,223 2,769 4,047 6,669 8,307 12,141 17,537 24,921 36,423 52,611 157,833 and 473,499, with no remainder.

Since 473,499 cannot be divided by just 1 and 473,499, 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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