Q: Is 9,170,008 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,170,008 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 9,170,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 19 23 38 43 46 61 76 86 92 122 152 172 184 244 344 437 488 817 874 989 1,159 1,403 1,634 1,748 1,978 2,318 2,623 2,806 3,268 3,496 3,956 4,636 5,246 5,612 6,536 7,912 9,272 10,492 11,224 18,791 20,984 26,657 37,582 49,837 53,314 60,329 75,164 99,674 106,628 120,658 150,328 199,348 213,256 241,316 398,696 482,632 1,146,251 2,292,502 4,585,004 and 9,170,008, with no remainder.

Since 9,170,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,170,008, 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).