Q: Is 237,760 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 237,760 is a composite number.

Why is 237,760 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 237,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 160 320 743 1,486 2,972 3,715 5,944 7,430 11,888 14,860 23,776 29,720 47,552 59,440 118,880 and 237,760, with no remainder.

Since 237,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,760, 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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