Q: Is 9,231,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,231,280 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 9,231,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 23 29 40 46 58 80 92 115 116 145 173 184 230 232 290 346 368 460 464 580 667 692 865 920 1,160 1,334 1,384 1,730 1,840 2,320 2,668 2,768 3,335 3,460 3,979 5,017 5,336 6,670 6,920 7,958 10,034 10,672 13,340 13,840 15,916 19,895 20,068 25,085 26,680 31,832 39,790 40,136 50,170 53,360 63,664 79,580 80,272 100,340 115,391 159,160 200,680 230,782 318,320 401,360 461,564 576,955 923,128 1,153,910 1,846,256 2,307,820 4,615,640 and 9,231,280, with no remainder.

Since 9,231,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,231,280, 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).