Q: Is 478,023 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 478,023 is a composite number.

Why is 478,023 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 478,023 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 13 17 21 39 51 91 103 119 221 273 309 357 663 721 1,339 1,547 1,751 2,163 4,017 4,641 5,253 9,373 12,257 22,763 28,119 36,771 68,289 159,341 and 478,023, with no remainder.

Since 478,023 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,023, 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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