Q: Is 478,665 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 478,665 is a composite number.

Why is 478,665 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 478,665 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 11 15 33 45 55 99 165 495 967 2,901 4,835 8,703 10,637 14,505 31,911 43,515 53,185 95,733 159,555 and 478,665, with no remainder.

Since 478,665 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,665, 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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