Q: Is 237,510 a Composite Number?

Why is 237,510 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 237,510 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 13 14 15 18 21 26 29 30 35 39 42 45 58 63 65 70 78 87 90 91 105 117 126 130 145 174 182 195 203 210 234 261 273 290 315 377 390 406 435 455 522 546 585 609 630 754 819 870 910 1,015 1,131 1,170 1,218 1,305 1,365 1,638 1,827 1,885 2,030 2,262 2,610 2,639 2,730 3,045 3,393 3,654 3,770 4,095 5,278 5,655 6,090 6,786 7,917 8,190 9,135 11,310 13,195 15,834 16,965 18,270 23,751 26,390 33,930 39,585 47,502 79,170 118,755 and 237,510, with no remainder.

Since 237,510 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,510, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).