A Prime number is a number that is divisible only by 1 and itself; it has no other factors. A composite number is a number that is divisible by more than two numbers - more than 1 and itself. The factors of 237 are 1, 3, 79, and 237. Therefore, it is a composite number.
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It is a composite number.
It is: 237 = 70
711 = 3 x 237 = 3 x 3 x 79 As 79 is prime, that's it and that's all!
237 is a composite number because it is divisible by 3. A prime number has only 2 factors which are 1 and itself. Composite numbers are everything else except 1, 2, and 0. 1, 2, and 0 have a different name.
1 x 237, 3 x 79 = 237