Q: Is 9,256,464 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,256,464 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 9,256,464 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 48 54 56 63 72 84 108 112 126 144 168 189 216 252 336 378 432 504 756 1,008 1,512 3,024 3,061 6,122 9,183 12,244 18,366 21,427 24,488 27,549 36,732 42,854 48,976 55,098 64,281 73,464 82,647 85,708 110,196 128,562 146,928 165,294 171,416 192,843 220,392 257,124 330,588 342,832 385,686 440,784 514,248 578,529 661,176 771,372 1,028,496 1,157,058 1,322,352 1,542,744 2,314,116 3,085,488 4,628,232 and 9,256,464, with no remainder.

Since 9,256,464 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,256,464, 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).