Q: Is 480,438 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 480,438 is a composite number.

Why is 480,438 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 480,438 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 31 41 42 54 62 63 82 93 123 126 186 189 217 246 279 287 369 378 434 558 574 651 738 837 861 1,107 1,271 1,302 1,674 1,722 1,953 2,214 2,542 2,583 3,813 3,906 5,166 5,859 7,626 7,749 8,897 11,439 11,718 15,498 17,794 22,878 26,691 34,317 53,382 68,634 80,073 160,146 240,219 and 480,438, with no remainder.

Since 480,438 cannot be divided by just 1 and 480,438, 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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