Q: Is 437,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 437,248 is a composite number.

Why is 437,248 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 437,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 61 64 112 122 128 224 244 256 427 448 488 512 854 896 976 1,024 1,708 1,792 1,952 3,416 3,584 3,904 6,832 7,168 7,808 13,664 15,616 27,328 31,232 54,656 62,464 109,312 218,624 and 437,248, with no remainder.

Since 437,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 437,248, 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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