Q: Is 237,048 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 237,048 is a composite number.

Why is 237,048 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 237,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 17 21 24 28 34 42 51 56 68 83 84 102 119 136 166 168 204 238 249 332 357 408 476 498 581 664 714 952 996 1,162 1,411 1,428 1,743 1,992 2,324 2,822 2,856 3,486 4,233 4,648 5,644 6,972 8,466 9,877 11,288 13,944 16,932 19,754 29,631 33,864 39,508 59,262 79,016 118,524 and 237,048, with no remainder.

Since 237,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,048, 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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