Q: Is 37,488 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 37,488 is a composite number.

Why is 37,488 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 37,488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 33 44 48 66 71 88 132 142 176 213 264 284 426 528 568 781 852 1,136 1,562 1,704 2,343 3,124 3,408 4,686 6,248 9,372 12,496 18,744 and 37,488, with no remainder.

Since 37,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 37,488, 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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