Q: Is 478,640,338 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 478,640,338 is a composite number.

Why is 478,640,338 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 478,640,338 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 17 22 34 187 374 1,279,787 2,559,574 14,077,657 21,756,379 28,155,314 43,512,758 239,320,169 and 478,640,338, with no remainder.

Since 478,640,338 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,640,338, 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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