Q: Is 9,128,826 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,128,826 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 9,128,826 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 53 63 106 126 159 318 371 477 742 954 1,113 1,367 2,226 2,734 3,339 4,101 6,678 8,202 9,569 12,303 19,138 24,606 28,707 57,414 72,451 86,121 144,902 172,242 217,353 434,706 507,157 652,059 1,014,314 1,304,118 1,521,471 3,042,942 4,564,413 and 9,128,826, with no remainder.

Since 9,128,826 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,128,826, 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).