Q: Is 237,424 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 237,424 is a composite number.

Why is 237,424 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 237,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 19 22 38 44 71 76 88 142 152 176 209 284 304 418 568 781 836 1,136 1,349 1,562 1,672 2,698 3,124 3,344 5,396 6,248 10,792 12,496 14,839 21,584 29,678 59,356 118,712 and 237,424, with no remainder.

Since 237,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,424, 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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