Q: Is 483,462 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 483,462 is a composite number.

Why is 483,462 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 483,462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 126 189 378 1,279 2,558 3,837 7,674 8,953 11,511 17,906 23,022 26,859 34,533 53,718 69,066 80,577 161,154 241,731 and 483,462, with no remainder.

Since 483,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 483,462, 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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