Q: Is 479,780 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 479,780 is a composite number.

Why is 479,780 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 479,780 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 23 28 35 46 70 92 115 140 149 161 230 298 322 460 596 644 745 805 1,043 1,490 1,610 2,086 2,980 3,220 3,427 4,172 5,215 6,854 10,430 13,708 17,135 20,860 23,989 34,270 47,978 68,540 95,956 119,945 239,890 and 479,780, with no remainder.

Since 479,780 cannot be divided by just 1 and 479,780, 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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