To determine if 476 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 476.
If the factors of 476 are only 476 and 1, then we know that 476 is a prime number. Otherwise, 476 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 476 is only divisible by 1 and 476, then it is a prime number, and if 476 is divisible by more than 476 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 476 are as follows:
1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 17, 28, 34, 68, 119, 238, 476
Therefore, since 476 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 476 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 477 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 476 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
you can figure out if the next number on our list is prime or composite before you check your answer.
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