Q: Is 478,851,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 478,851,472 is a composite number.

Why is 478,851,472 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 478,851,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 44 88 176 2,720,747 5,441,494 10,882,988 21,765,976 29,928,217 43,531,952 59,856,434 119,712,868 239,425,736 and 478,851,472, with no remainder.

Since 478,851,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,851,472, 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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