Q: Is 37,638 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 37,638 is a composite number.

Why is 37,638 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 37,638 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 27 34 41 51 54 82 102 123 153 246 306 369 459 697 738 918 1,107 1,394 2,091 2,214 4,182 6,273 12,546 18,819 and 37,638, with no remainder.

Since 37,638 cannot be divided by just 1 and 37,638, 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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