Q: Is 478,224 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 478,224 is a composite number.

Why is 478,224 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 478,224 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 41 48 54 72 81 82 108 123 144 162 164 216 243 246 324 328 369 432 486 492 648 656 729 738 972 984 1,107 1,296 1,458 1,476 1,944 1,968 2,214 2,916 2,952 3,321 3,888 4,428 5,832 5,904 6,642 8,856 9,963 11,664 13,284 17,712 19,926 26,568 29,889 39,852 53,136 59,778 79,704 119,556 159,408 239,112 and 478,224, with no remainder.

Since 478,224 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,224, 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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