Q: Is 237,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 237,072 is a composite number.

Why is 237,072 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 237,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 33 44 48 66 88 132 176 264 449 528 898 1,347 1,796 2,694 3,592 4,939 5,388 7,184 9,878 10,776 14,817 19,756 21,552 29,634 39,512 59,268 79,024 118,536 and 237,072, with no remainder.

Since 237,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,072, 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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