Q: Is 9,145,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,145,600 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 9,145,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 128 160 200 256 320 400 640 800 1,280 1,429 1,600 2,858 3,200 5,716 6,400 7,145 11,432 14,290 22,864 28,580 35,725 45,728 57,160 71,450 91,456 114,320 142,900 182,912 228,640 285,800 365,824 457,280 571,600 914,560 1,143,200 1,829,120 2,286,400 4,572,800 and 9,145,600, with no remainder.

Since 9,145,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,145,600, 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).