Q: Is 237,728 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 237,728 is a composite number.

Why is 237,728 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 237,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 19 23 32 34 38 46 68 76 92 136 152 184 272 304 323 368 391 437 544 608 646 736 782 874 1,292 1,564 1,748 2,584 3,128 3,496 5,168 6,256 6,992 7,429 10,336 12,512 13,984 14,858 29,716 59,432 118,864 and 237,728, with no remainder.

Since 237,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,728, 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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