Q: Is 37,422 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 37,422 is a composite number.

Why is 37,422 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 37,422 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 14 18 21 22 27 33 42 54 63 66 77 81 99 126 154 162 189 198 231 243 297 378 462 486 567 594 693 891 1,134 1,386 1,701 1,782 2,079 2,673 3,402 4,158 5,346 6,237 12,474 18,711 and 37,422, with no remainder.

Since 37,422 cannot be divided by just 1 and 37,422, 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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