Q: Is 9,206,775 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,206,775 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 9,206,775 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 17 25 29 45 51 75 83 85 87 145 153 225 249 255 261 415 425 435 493 725 747 765 1,245 1,275 1,305 1,411 1,479 2,075 2,175 2,407 2,465 3,735 3,825 4,233 4,437 6,225 6,525 7,055 7,221 7,395 12,035 12,325 12,699 18,675 21,165 21,663 22,185 35,275 36,105 36,975 40,919 60,175 63,495 105,825 108,315 110,925 122,757 180,525 204,595 317,475 368,271 541,575 613,785 1,022,975 1,841,355 3,068,925 and 9,206,775, with no remainder.

Since 9,206,775 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,206,775, 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).