Q: Is 478,744 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 478,744 is a composite number.

Why is 478,744 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 478,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 83 103 166 206 332 412 581 664 721 824 1,162 1,442 2,324 2,884 4,648 5,768 8,549 17,098 34,196 59,843 68,392 119,686 239,372 and 478,744, with no remainder.

Since 478,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,744, 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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