Q: Is 237,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 237,248 is a composite number.

Why is 237,248 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 237,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 32 44 64 88 176 337 352 674 704 1,348 2,696 3,707 5,392 7,414 10,784 14,828 21,568 29,656 59,312 118,624 and 237,248, with no remainder.

Since 237,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,248, 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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