Q: Is 237,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 237,240 is a composite number.

Why is 237,240 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 237,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 60 72 90 120 180 360 659 1,318 1,977 2,636 3,295 3,954 5,272 5,931 6,590 7,908 9,885 11,862 13,180 15,816 19,770 23,724 26,360 29,655 39,540 47,448 59,310 79,080 118,620 and 237,240, with no remainder.

Since 237,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,240, 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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