Q: Is 9,240,924 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,240,924 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 9,240,924 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 14 21 22 28 33 42 44 66 73 77 84 132 137 146 154 219 231 274 292 308 411 438 462 511 548 803 822 876 924 959 1,022 1,507 1,533 1,606 1,644 1,918 2,044 2,409 2,877 3,014 3,066 3,212 3,836 4,521 4,818 5,621 5,754 6,028 6,132 9,042 9,636 10,001 10,549 11,242 11,508 16,863 18,084 20,002 21,098 22,484 30,003 31,647 33,726 40,004 42,196 60,006 63,294 67,452 70,007 110,011 120,012 126,588 140,014 210,021 220,022 280,028 330,033 420,042 440,044 660,066 770,077 840,084 1,320,132 1,540,154 2,310,231 3,080,308 4,620,462 and 9,240,924, with no remainder.

Since 9,240,924 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,240,924, 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).