Q: Is 237,720 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 237,720 is a composite number.

Why is 237,720 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 237,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 140 168 210 280 283 420 566 840 849 1,132 1,415 1,698 1,981 2,264 2,830 3,396 3,962 4,245 5,660 5,943 6,792 7,924 8,490 9,905 11,320 11,886 15,848 16,980 19,810 23,772 29,715 33,960 39,620 47,544 59,430 79,240 118,860 and 237,720, with no remainder.

Since 237,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,720, 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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