Q: Is 37,440 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 37,440 is a composite number.

Why is 37,440 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 37,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 20 24 26 30 32 36 39 40 45 48 52 60 64 65 72 78 80 90 96 104 117 120 130 144 156 160 180 192 195 208 234 240 260 288 312 320 360 390 416 468 480 520 576 585 624 720 780 832 936 960 1,040 1,170 1,248 1,440 1,560 1,872 2,080 2,340 2,496 2,880 3,120 3,744 4,160 4,680 6,240 7,488 9,360 12,480 18,720 and 37,440, with no remainder.

Since 37,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 37,440, 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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