Q: Is 478,848 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 478,848 is a composite number.

Why is 478,848 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 478,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 29 32 43 48 58 64 86 87 96 116 128 129 172 174 192 232 258 344 348 384 464 516 688 696 928 1,032 1,247 1,376 1,392 1,856 2,064 2,494 2,752 2,784 3,712 3,741 4,128 4,988 5,504 5,568 7,482 8,256 9,976 11,136 14,964 16,512 19,952 29,928 39,904 59,856 79,808 119,712 159,616 239,424 and 478,848, with no remainder.

Since 478,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,848, 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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