Q: Is 237,132 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 237,132 is a composite number.

Why is 237,132 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 237,132 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 84 126 252 941 1,882 2,823 3,764 5,646 6,587 8,469 11,292 13,174 16,938 19,761 26,348 33,876 39,522 59,283 79,044 118,566 and 237,132, with no remainder.

Since 237,132 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,132, 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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