Q: Is 9,238,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,238,000 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 9,238,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 31 40 50 62 80 100 124 125 149 155 200 248 250 298 310 400 496 500 596 620 745 775 1,000 1,192 1,240 1,490 1,550 2,000 2,384 2,480 2,980 3,100 3,725 3,875 4,619 5,960 6,200 7,450 7,750 9,238 11,920 12,400 14,900 15,500 18,476 18,625 23,095 29,800 31,000 36,952 37,250 46,190 59,600 62,000 73,904 74,500 92,380 115,475 149,000 184,760 230,950 298,000 369,520 461,900 577,375 923,800 1,154,750 1,847,600 2,309,500 4,619,000 and 9,238,000, with no remainder.

Since 9,238,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,238,000, 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).