Q: Is 237,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 237,120 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 237,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 16 19 20 24 26 30 32 38 39 40 48 52 57 60 64 65 76 78 80 95 96 104 114 120 130 152 156 160 190 192 195 208 228 240 247 260 285 304 312 320 380 390 416 456 480 494 520 570 608 624 741 760 780 832 912 960 988 1,040 1,140 1,216 1,235 1,248 1,482 1,520 1,560 1,824 1,976 2,080 2,280 2,470 2,496 2,964 3,040 3,120 3,648 3,705 3,952 4,160 4,560 4,940 5,928 6,080 6,240 7,410 7,904 9,120 9,880 11,856 12,480 14,820 15,808 18,240 19,760 23,712 29,640 39,520 47,424 59,280 79,040 118,560 and 237,120, with no remainder.

Since 237,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,120, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).