Q: Is 478,677,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 478,677,872 is a composite number.

Why is 478,677,872 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 478,677,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 2,749 5,498 10,883 10,996 21,766 21,992 43,532 43,984 87,064 174,128 29,917,367 59,834,734 119,669,468 239,338,936 and 478,677,872, with no remainder.

Since 478,677,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,677,872, 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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