Q: Is 479,440 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 479,440 is a composite number.

Why is 479,440 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 479,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 26 40 52 65 80 104 130 208 260 461 520 922 1,040 1,844 2,305 3,688 4,610 5,993 7,376 9,220 11,986 18,440 23,972 29,965 36,880 47,944 59,930 95,888 119,860 239,720 and 479,440, with no remainder.

Since 479,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 479,440, 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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