Q: Is 9,115,038 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,115,038 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 9,115,038 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 23 27 41 46 54 69 82 123 138 179 207 246 358 369 414 537 621 738 943 1,074 1,107 1,242 1,611 1,886 2,214 2,829 3,222 4,117 4,833 5,658 7,339 8,234 8,487 9,666 12,351 14,678 16,974 22,017 24,702 25,461 37,053 44,034 50,922 66,051 74,106 111,159 132,102 168,797 198,153 222,318 337,594 396,306 506,391 1,012,782 1,519,173 3,038,346 4,557,519 and 9,115,038, with no remainder.

Since 9,115,038 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,115,038, 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).