Q: Is 9,239,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,239,700 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 9,239,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 25 30 38 50 57 60 75 76 95 100 114 150 190 228 285 300 380 475 570 950 1,140 1,425 1,621 1,900 2,850 3,242 4,863 5,700 6,484 8,105 9,726 16,210 19,452 24,315 30,799 32,420 40,525 48,630 61,598 81,050 92,397 97,260 121,575 123,196 153,995 162,100 184,794 243,150 307,990 369,588 461,985 486,300 615,980 769,975 923,970 1,539,950 1,847,940 2,309,925 3,079,900 4,619,850 and 9,239,700, with no remainder.

Since 9,239,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,239,700, 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).