Q: Is 478,504 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 478,504 is a composite number.

Why is 478,504 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 478,504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 43 52 86 104 107 172 214 344 428 559 856 1,118 1,391 2,236 2,782 4,472 4,601 5,564 9,202 11,128 18,404 36,808 59,813 119,626 239,252 and 478,504, with no remainder.

Since 478,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,504, 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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