Q: Is 9,017,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,017,000 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 9,017,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 71 100 125 127 142 200 250 254 284 355 500 508 568 635 710 1,000 1,016 1,270 1,420 1,775 2,540 2,840 3,175 3,550 5,080 6,350 7,100 8,875 9,017 12,700 14,200 15,875 17,750 18,034 25,400 31,750 35,500 36,068 45,085 63,500 71,000 72,136 90,170 127,000 180,340 225,425 360,680 450,850 901,700 1,127,125 1,803,400 2,254,250 4,508,500 and 9,017,000, with no remainder.

Since 9,017,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,017,000, 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).