Q: Is 9,177,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,177,740 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 9,177,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 13 20 22 26 44 52 55 65 110 130 143 220 260 286 572 715 1,430 2,860 3,209 6,418 12,836 16,045 32,090 35,299 41,717 64,180 70,598 83,434 141,196 166,868 176,495 208,585 352,990 417,170 458,887 705,980 834,340 917,774 1,835,548 2,294,435 4,588,870 and 9,177,740, with no remainder.

Since 9,177,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,177,740, 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).