Q: Is 478,473,871 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 478,473,871 is a composite number.

Why is 478,473,871 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 478,473,871 can be evenly divided by 1 29 31 167 899 3,187 4,843 5,177 92,423 98,797 150,133 532,229 2,865,113 15,434,641 16,499,099 and 478,473,871, with no remainder.

Since 478,473,871 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,473,871, 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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