Q: Is 37,968 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 37,968 is a composite number.

Why is 37,968 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 37,968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 84 112 113 168 226 336 339 452 678 791 904 1,356 1,582 1,808 2,373 2,712 3,164 4,746 5,424 6,328 9,492 12,656 18,984 and 37,968, with no remainder.

Since 37,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 37,968, 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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