Q: Is 237,402 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 237,402 is a composite number.

Why is 237,402 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 237,402 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 33 66 99 109 121 198 218 242 327 363 654 726 981 1,089 1,199 1,962 2,178 2,398 3,597 7,194 10,791 13,189 21,582 26,378 39,567 79,134 118,701 and 237,402, with no remainder.

Since 237,402 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,402, it is a composite number.


More Examples

Number 237,400237,401237,403237,404
Composite? yesnoyesyes
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 237,402:


Ask a Question