Q: Is 478,160 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 478,160 is a composite number.

Why is 478,160 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 478,160 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 43 80 86 139 172 215 278 344 430 556 688 695 860 1,112 1,390 1,720 2,224 2,780 3,440 5,560 5,977 11,120 11,954 23,908 29,885 47,816 59,770 95,632 119,540 239,080 and 478,160, with no remainder.

Since 478,160 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,160, 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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