Q: Is 9,126,480 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,126,480 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 9,126,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 16 20 22 24 30 33 40 44 48 55 60 66 80 88 110 120 132 165 176 220 240 264 330 440 528 660 880 1,320 2,640 3,457 6,914 10,371 13,828 17,285 20,742 27,656 34,570 38,027 41,484 51,855 55,312 69,140 76,054 82,968 103,710 114,081 138,280 152,108 165,936 190,135 207,420 228,162 276,560 304,216 380,270 414,840 456,324 570,405 608,432 760,540 829,680 912,648 1,140,810 1,521,080 1,825,296 2,281,620 3,042,160 4,563,240 and 9,126,480, with no remainder.

Since 9,126,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,126,480, 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).