Q: Is 478,132,888 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 478,132,888 is a composite number.

Why is 478,132,888 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 478,132,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 34 68 136 271 542 1,084 2,168 4,607 9,214 12,973 18,428 25,946 36,856 51,892 103,784 220,541 441,082 882,164 1,764,328 3,515,683 7,031,366 14,062,732 28,125,464 59,766,611 119,533,222 239,066,444 and 478,132,888, with no remainder.

Since 478,132,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,132,888, 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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