Q: Is 478,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 478,540 is a composite number.

Why is 478,540 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 478,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 71 142 284 337 355 674 710 1,348 1,420 1,685 3,370 6,740 23,927 47,854 95,708 119,635 239,270 and 478,540, with no remainder.

Since 478,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,540, 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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