Q: Is 9,201,656 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,201,656 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 9,201,656 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 23 43 46 86 92 172 184 344 989 1,163 1,978 2,326 3,956 4,652 7,912 9,304 26,749 50,009 53,498 100,018 106,996 200,036 213,992 400,072 1,150,207 2,300,414 4,600,828 and 9,201,656, with no remainder.

Since 9,201,656 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,201,656, 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).