Q: Is 478,890 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 478,890 is a composite number.

Why is 478,890 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 478,890 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 17 18 30 34 45 51 85 90 102 153 170 255 306 313 510 626 765 939 1,530 1,565 1,878 2,817 3,130 4,695 5,321 5,634 9,390 10,642 14,085 15,963 26,605 28,170 31,926 47,889 53,210 79,815 95,778 159,630 239,445 and 478,890, with no remainder.

Since 478,890 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,890, 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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