Q: Is 237,944 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 237,944 is a composite number.

Why is 237,944 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 237,944 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 49 56 98 196 392 607 1,214 2,428 4,249 4,856 8,498 16,996 29,743 33,992 59,486 118,972 and 237,944, with no remainder.

Since 237,944 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,944, 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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