Q: Is 237,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 237,000 is a composite number.

Why is 237,000 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 237,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 79 100 120 125 150 158 200 237 250 300 316 375 395 474 500 600 632 750 790 948 1,000 1,185 1,500 1,580 1,896 1,975 2,370 3,000 3,160 3,950 4,740 5,925 7,900 9,480 9,875 11,850 15,800 19,750 23,700 29,625 39,500 47,400 59,250 79,000 118,500 and 237,000, with no remainder.

Since 237,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,000, 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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