Q: Is 9,240,840 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,240,840 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 9,240,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 19 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 38 40 42 45 56 57 60 63 70 72 76 84 90 95 105 114 120 126 133 140 152 168 171 180 190 193 210 228 252 266 280 285 315 342 360 380 386 399 420 456 504 532 570 579 630 665 684 760 772 798 840 855 965 1,064 1,140 1,158 1,197 1,260 1,330 1,351 1,368 1,544 1,596 1,710 1,737 1,930 1,995 2,280 2,316 2,394 2,520 2,660 2,702 2,895 3,192 3,420 3,474 3,667 3,860 3,990 4,053 4,632 4,788 5,320 5,404 5,790 5,985 6,755 6,840 6,948 7,334 7,720 7,980 8,106 8,685 9,576 10,808 11,001 11,580 11,970 12,159 13,510 13,896 14,668 15,960 16,212 17,370 18,335 20,265 22,002 23,160 23,940 24,318 25,669 27,020 29,336 32,424 33,003 34,740 36,670 40,530 44,004 47,880 48,636 51,338 54,040 55,005 60,795 66,006 69,480 73,340 77,007 81,060 88,008 97,272 102,676 110,010 121,590 128,345 132,012 146,680 154,014 162,120 165,015 205,352 220,020 231,021 243,180 256,690 264,024 308,028 330,030 385,035 440,040 462,042 486,360 513,380 616,056 660,060 770,070 924,084 1,026,760 1,155,105 1,320,120 1,540,140 1,848,168 2,310,210 3,080,280 4,620,420 and 9,240,840, with no remainder.

Since 9,240,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,240,840, 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).