Q: Is 437,988 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 437,988 is a composite number.

Why is 437,988 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 437,988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 17 19 34 38 51 57 68 76 102 113 114 204 226 228 323 339 452 646 678 969 1,292 1,356 1,921 1,938 2,147 3,842 3,876 4,294 5,763 6,441 7,684 8,588 11,526 12,882 23,052 25,764 36,499 72,998 109,497 145,996 218,994 and 437,988, with no remainder.

Since 437,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 437,988, 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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