Q: Is 9,246,888 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,246,888 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 9,246,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 36 42 49 56 63 72 84 98 126 147 168 196 252 294 392 441 504 588 882 1,176 1,764 2,621 3,528 5,242 7,863 10,484 15,726 18,347 20,968 23,589 31,452 36,694 47,178 55,041 62,904 73,388 94,356 110,082 128,429 146,776 165,123 188,712 220,164 256,858 330,246 385,287 440,328 513,716 660,492 770,574 1,027,432 1,155,861 1,320,984 1,541,148 2,311,722 3,082,296 4,623,444 and 9,246,888, with no remainder.

Since 9,246,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,246,888, 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).