Q: Is 9,009,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,009,240 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 9,009,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 193 386 389 579 772 778 965 1,158 1,167 1,544 1,556 1,930 1,945 2,316 2,334 2,895 3,112 3,860 3,890 4,632 4,668 5,790 5,835 7,720 7,780 9,336 11,580 11,670 15,560 23,160 23,340 46,680 75,077 150,154 225,231 300,308 375,385 450,462 600,616 750,770 900,924 1,126,155 1,501,540 1,801,848 2,252,310 3,003,080 4,504,620 and 9,009,240, with no remainder.

Since 9,009,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,009,240, 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).