Q: Is 478,116 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 478,116 is a composite number.

Why is 478,116 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 478,116 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 19 27 36 38 54 57 76 108 114 171 228 233 342 466 513 684 699 932 1,026 1,398 2,052 2,097 2,796 4,194 4,427 6,291 8,388 8,854 12,582 13,281 17,708 25,164 26,562 39,843 53,124 79,686 119,529 159,372 239,058 and 478,116, with no remainder.

Since 478,116 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,116, 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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