Q: Is 478,420 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 478,420 is a composite number.

Why is 478,420 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 478,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 19 20 38 76 95 190 380 1,259 2,518 5,036 6,295 12,590 23,921 25,180 47,842 95,684 119,605 239,210 and 478,420, with no remainder.

Since 478,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,420, 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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