Q: Is 237,762 a Composite Number?

Why is 237,762 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 237,762 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 17 18 21 27 34 37 42 51 54 63 74 102 111 119 126 153 189 222 238 259 306 333 357 378 459 518 629 666 714 777 918 999 1,071 1,258 1,554 1,887 1,998 2,142 2,331 3,213 3,774 4,403 4,662 5,661 6,426 6,993 8,806 11,322 13,209 13,986 16,983 26,418 33,966 39,627 79,254 118,881 and 237,762, with no remainder.

Since 237,762 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,762, 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).