Q: Is 9,226,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,226,240 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 9,226,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 32 34 40 53 64 68 80 85 106 128 136 160 170 212 256 265 272 320 340 424 512 530 544 640 680 848 901 1,024 1,060 1,088 1,280 1,360 1,696 1,802 2,048 2,120 2,176 2,560 2,720 3,392 3,604 4,240 4,352 4,505 5,120 5,440 6,784 7,208 8,480 8,704 9,010 10,240 10,880 13,568 14,416 16,960 17,408 18,020 21,760 27,136 28,832 33,920 34,816 36,040 43,520 54,272 57,664 67,840 72,080 87,040 108,544 115,328 135,680 144,160 174,080 230,656 271,360 288,320 461,312 542,720 576,640 922,624 1,153,280 1,845,248 2,306,560 4,613,120 and 9,226,240, with no remainder.

Since 9,226,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,226,240, 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).