Q: Is 237,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 237,900 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 237,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 25 26 30 39 50 52 60 61 65 75 78 100 122 130 150 156 183 195 244 260 300 305 325 366 390 610 650 732 780 793 915 975 1,220 1,300 1,525 1,586 1,830 1,950 2,379 3,050 3,172 3,660 3,900 3,965 4,575 4,758 6,100 7,930 9,150 9,516 11,895 15,860 18,300 19,825 23,790 39,650 47,580 59,475 79,300 118,950 and 237,900, with no remainder.

Since 237,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 237,900, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).