Q: Is 9,246,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,246,600 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 9,246,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 24 25 30 33 36 40 44 45 50 55 60 66 72 75 88 90 99 100 110 120 132 150 165 180 198 200 220 225 264 275 300 330 360 396 440 450 467 495 550 600 660 792 825 900 934 990 1,100 1,320 1,401 1,650 1,800 1,868 1,980 2,200 2,335 2,475 2,802 3,300 3,736 3,960 4,203 4,670 4,950 5,137 5,604 6,600 7,005 8,406 9,340 9,900 10,274 11,208 11,675 14,010 15,411 16,812 18,680 19,800 20,548 21,015 23,350 25,685 28,020 30,822 33,624 35,025 41,096 42,030 46,233 46,700 51,370 56,040 61,644 70,050 77,055 84,060 92,466 93,400 102,740 105,075 123,288 128,425 140,100 154,110 168,120 184,932 205,480 210,150 231,165 256,850 280,200 308,220 369,864 385,275 420,300 462,330 513,700 616,440 770,550 840,600 924,660 1,027,400 1,155,825 1,541,100 1,849,320 2,311,650 3,082,200 4,623,300 and 9,246,600, with no remainder.

Since 9,246,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,246,600, 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).