Q: Is 478,278 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 478,278 is a composite number.

Why is 478,278 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 478,278 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 27 34 51 54 102 153 306 459 521 918 1,042 1,563 3,126 4,689 8,857 9,378 14,067 17,714 26,571 28,134 53,142 79,713 159,426 239,139 and 478,278, with no remainder.

Since 478,278 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,278, 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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