Q: Is 9,003,540 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,003,540 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 9,003,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 13 14 15 17 20 21 26 28 30 34 35 39 42 51 52 60 65 68 70 78 84 85 91 97 102 105 119 130 140 156 170 182 194 195 204 210 221 238 255 260 273 291 340 357 364 388 390 420 442 455 476 485 510 546 582 595 663 679 714 780 884 910 970 1,020 1,092 1,105 1,164 1,190 1,261 1,326 1,358 1,365 1,428 1,455 1,547 1,649 1,785 1,820 1,940 2,037 2,210 2,380 2,522 2,652 2,716 2,730 2,910 3,094 3,298 3,315 3,395 3,570 3,783 4,074 4,420 4,641 4,947 5,044 5,460 5,820 6,188 6,305 6,596 6,630 6,790 7,140 7,566 7,735 8,148 8,245 8,827 9,282 9,894 10,185 11,543 12,610 13,260 13,580 15,132 15,470 16,490 17,654 18,564 18,915 19,788 20,370 21,437 23,086 23,205 24,735 25,220 26,481 30,940 32,980 34,629 35,308 37,830 40,740 42,874 44,135 46,172 46,410 49,470 52,962 57,715 64,311 69,258 75,660 85,748 88,270 92,820 98,940 105,924 107,185 115,430 128,622 132,405 138,516 150,059 173,145 176,540 214,370 230,860 257,244 264,810 300,118 321,555 346,290 428,740 450,177 529,620 600,236 643,110 692,580 750,295 900,354 1,286,220 1,500,590 1,800,708 2,250,885 3,001,180 4,501,770 and 9,003,540, with no remainder.

Since 9,003,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,003,540, 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).