Q: Is 500,478 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 500,478 is a composite number.

Why is 500,478 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 500,478 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 7,583 15,166 22,749 45,498 83,413 166,826 250,239 and 500,478, with no remainder.

Since 500,478 cannot be divided by just 1 and 500,478, it is a composite number.


More Examples

Number 500,476500,477500,479500,480
Composite? yesyesyesyes
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 500,478:


Ask a Question