Q: Is 237,468 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 237,468 is a composite number.

Why is 237,468 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 237,468 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 14 21 22 28 33 42 44 66 77 84 132 154 231 257 308 462 514 771 924 1,028 1,542 1,799 2,827 3,084 3,598 5,397 5,654 7,196 8,481 10,794 11,308 16,962 19,789 21,588 33,924 39,578 59,367 79,156 118,734 and 237,468, with no remainder.

Since 237,468 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,468, 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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