Q: Is 9,260,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,260,550 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 9,260,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 13 15 18 25 26 30 39 45 50 65 75 78 90 117 130 150 195 225 234 325 390 450 585 650 975 1,170 1,583 1,950 2,925 3,166 4,749 5,850 7,915 9,498 14,247 15,830 20,579 23,745 28,494 39,575 41,158 47,490 61,737 71,235 79,150 102,895 118,725 123,474 142,470 185,211 205,790 237,450 308,685 356,175 370,422 514,475 617,370 712,350 926,055 1,028,950 1,543,425 1,852,110 3,086,850 4,630,275 and 9,260,550, with no remainder.

Since 9,260,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,260,550, 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).