Q: Is 478,164,579 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 478,164,579 is a composite number.

Why is 478,164,579 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 478,164,579 can be evenly divided by 1 3 37 109 111 327 4,033 12,099 39,521 118,563 1,462,277 4,307,789 4,386,831 12,923,367 159,388,193 and 478,164,579, with no remainder.

Since 478,164,579 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,164,579, 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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