Q: Is 37,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 37,240 is a composite number.

Why is 37,240 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 37,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 19 20 28 35 38 40 49 56 70 76 95 98 133 140 152 190 196 245 266 280 380 392 490 532 665 760 931 980 1,064 1,330 1,862 1,960 2,660 3,724 4,655 5,320 7,448 9,310 18,620 and 37,240, with no remainder.

Since 37,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 37,240, 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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