Q: Is 9,274,265 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,274,265 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 9,274,265 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 11 13 17 35 55 65 77 85 91 109 119 143 187 221 385 455 545 595 715 763 935 1,001 1,105 1,199 1,309 1,417 1,547 1,853 2,431 3,815 5,005 5,995 6,545 7,085 7,735 8,393 9,265 9,919 12,155 12,971 15,587 17,017 20,383 24,089 41,965 49,595 64,855 77,935 85,085 101,915 109,109 120,445 142,681 168,623 264,979 545,545 713,405 843,115 1,324,895 1,854,853 and 9,274,265, with no remainder.

Since 9,274,265 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,274,265, 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).