Q: Is 479,948 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 479,948 is a composite number.

Why is 479,948 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 479,948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 61 122 244 281 427 562 854 1,124 1,708 1,967 3,934 7,868 17,141 34,282 68,564 119,987 239,974 and 479,948, with no remainder.

Since 479,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 479,948, 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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