Q: Is 478,856 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 478,856 is a composite number.

Why is 478,856 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 478,856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 17 28 34 56 68 119 136 238 476 503 952 1,006 2,012 3,521 4,024 7,042 8,551 14,084 17,102 28,168 34,204 59,857 68,408 119,714 239,428 and 478,856, with no remainder.

Since 478,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,856, 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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