Q: Is 477,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 477,972 is a composite number.

Why is 477,972 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 477,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 17 18 22 33 34 36 44 51 66 68 71 99 102 132 142 153 187 198 204 213 284 306 374 396 426 561 612 639 748 781 852 1,122 1,207 1,278 1,562 1,683 2,244 2,343 2,414 2,556 3,124 3,366 3,621 4,686 4,828 6,732 7,029 7,242 9,372 10,863 13,277 14,058 14,484 21,726 26,554 28,116 39,831 43,452 53,108 79,662 119,493 159,324 238,986 and 477,972, with no remainder.

Since 477,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 477,972, 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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