Q: Is 478,342,071 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 478,342,071 is a composite number.

Why is 478,342,071 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 478,342,071 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 127 199 381 597 701 1,143 1,791 2,103 3,429 5,373 6,309 18,927 25,273 75,819 89,027 139,499 227,457 267,081 418,497 682,371 801,243 1,255,491 2,403,729 3,766,473 17,716,373 53,149,119 159,447,357 and 478,342,071, with no remainder.

Since 478,342,071 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,342,071, 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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