Q: Is 237,252 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 237,252 is a composite number.

Why is 237,252 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 237,252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 17 34 51 68 102 204 1,163 2,326 3,489 4,652 6,978 13,956 19,771 39,542 59,313 79,084 118,626 and 237,252, with no remainder.

Since 237,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,252, 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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