Q: Is 487,420,843 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 487,420,843 is a composite number.

Why is 487,420,843 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 487,420,843 can be evenly divided by 1 7 13 31 91 169 217 403 1,183 2,821 5,239 13,291 36,673 93,037 172,783 412,021 1,209,481 2,246,179 2,884,147 5,356,273 15,723,253 37,493,911 69,631,549 and 487,420,843, with no remainder.

Since 487,420,843 cannot be divided by just 1 and 487,420,843, 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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