Q: Is 478,788 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 478,788 is a composite number.

Why is 478,788 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 478,788 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 17 34 51 68 102 204 2,347 4,694 7,041 9,388 14,082 28,164 39,899 79,798 119,697 159,596 239,394 and 478,788, with no remainder.

Since 478,788 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,788, 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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