Q: Is 487,278 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 487,278 is a composite number.

Why is 487,278 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 487,278 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 23 33 46 66 69 99 107 138 198 207 214 253 321 414 506 642 759 963 1,177 1,518 1,926 2,277 2,354 2,461 3,531 4,554 4,922 7,062 7,383 10,593 14,766 21,186 22,149 27,071 44,298 54,142 81,213 162,426 243,639 and 487,278, with no remainder.

Since 487,278 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,278, 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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