Q: Is 9,235,660 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,235,660 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 9,235,660 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 41 70 82 140 164 205 287 410 574 820 1,148 1,435 1,609 2,870 3,218 5,740 6,436 8,045 11,263 16,090 22,526 32,180 45,052 56,315 65,969 112,630 131,938 225,260 263,876 329,845 461,783 659,690 923,566 1,319,380 1,847,132 2,308,915 4,617,830 and 9,235,660, with no remainder.

Since 9,235,660 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,235,660, 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).