Q: Is 478,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 478,000 is a composite number.

Why is 478,000 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 478,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 125 200 239 250 400 478 500 956 1,000 1,195 1,912 2,000 2,390 3,824 4,780 5,975 9,560 11,950 19,120 23,900 29,875 47,800 59,750 95,600 119,500 239,000 and 478,000, with no remainder.

Since 478,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,000, 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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