Q: Is 478,908 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 478,908 is a composite number.

Why is 478,908 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 478,908 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 53 106 159 212 251 318 477 502 636 753 954 1,004 1,506 1,908 2,259 3,012 4,518 9,036 13,303 26,606 39,909 53,212 79,818 119,727 159,636 239,454 and 478,908, with no remainder.

Since 478,908 cannot be divided by just 1 and 478,908, 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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