Q: Is 9,000,540 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,000,540 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 9,000,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 31 36 45 60 62 90 93 124 155 180 186 279 310 372 465 558 620 930 1,116 1,395 1,613 1,860 2,790 3,226 4,839 5,580 6,452 8,065 9,678 14,517 16,130 19,356 24,195 29,034 32,260 48,390 50,003 58,068 72,585 96,780 100,006 145,170 150,009 200,012 250,015 290,340 300,018 450,027 500,030 600,036 750,045 900,054 1,000,060 1,500,090 1,800,108 2,250,135 3,000,180 4,500,270 and 9,000,540, with no remainder.

Since 9,000,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,000,540, 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).