Q: Is 478,520 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 478,520 is a composite number.

Why is 478,520 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 478,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 280 1,709 3,418 6,836 8,545 11,963 13,672 17,090 23,926 34,180 47,852 59,815 68,360 95,704 119,630 239,260 and 478,520, with no remainder.

Since 478,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,520, 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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