Q: Is 478,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 478,740 is a composite number.

Why is 478,740 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 478,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 79 101 158 202 237 303 316 395 404 474 505 606 790 948 1,010 1,185 1,212 1,515 1,580 2,020 2,370 3,030 4,740 6,060 7,979 15,958 23,937 31,916 39,895 47,874 79,790 95,748 119,685 159,580 239,370 and 478,740, with no remainder.

Since 478,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,740, 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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