Q: Is 237,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 237,540 is a composite number.

Why is 237,540 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 237,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 37 60 74 107 111 148 185 214 222 321 370 428 444 535 555 642 740 1,070 1,110 1,284 1,605 2,140 2,220 3,210 3,959 6,420 7,918 11,877 15,836 19,795 23,754 39,590 47,508 59,385 79,180 118,770 and 237,540, with no remainder.

Since 237,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,540, 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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