Q: Is 9,143,940 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,143,940 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 9,143,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 19 20 26 30 38 39 52 57 60 65 76 78 95 114 130 156 190 195 228 247 260 285 380 390 494 570 617 741 780 988 1,140 1,234 1,235 1,482 1,851 2,468 2,470 2,964 3,085 3,702 3,705 4,940 6,170 7,404 7,410 8,021 9,255 11,723 12,340 14,820 16,042 18,510 23,446 24,063 32,084 35,169 37,020 40,105 46,892 48,126 58,615 70,338 80,210 96,252 117,230 120,315 140,676 152,399 160,420 175,845 234,460 240,630 304,798 351,690 457,197 481,260 609,596 703,380 761,995 914,394 1,523,990 1,828,788 2,285,985 3,047,980 4,571,970 and 9,143,940, with no remainder.

Since 9,143,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,143,940, 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).