Q: Is 237,820 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 237,820 is a composite number.

Why is 237,820 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 237,820 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 23 44 46 47 55 92 94 110 115 188 220 230 235 253 460 470 506 517 940 1,012 1,034 1,081 1,265 2,068 2,162 2,530 2,585 4,324 5,060 5,170 5,405 10,340 10,810 11,891 21,620 23,782 47,564 59,455 118,910 and 237,820, with no remainder.

Since 237,820 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,820, 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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