Q: Is 237,096 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 237,096 is a composite number.

Why is 237,096 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 237,096 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 37 72 74 89 111 148 178 222 267 296 333 356 444 534 666 712 801 888 1,068 1,332 1,602 2,136 2,664 3,204 3,293 6,408 6,586 9,879 13,172 19,758 26,344 29,637 39,516 59,274 79,032 118,548 and 237,096, with no remainder.

Since 237,096 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,096, 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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