Q: Is 479,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 479,248 is a composite number.

Why is 479,248 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 479,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 14 16 22 28 44 56 77 88 112 154 176 308 389 616 778 1,232 1,556 2,723 3,112 4,279 5,446 6,224 8,558 10,892 17,116 21,784 29,953 34,232 43,568 59,906 68,464 119,812 239,624 and 479,248, with no remainder.

Since 479,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 479,248, 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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