Q: Is 9,274,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,274,440 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 9,274,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 61 70 84 105 120 122 140 168 181 183 210 244 280 305 362 366 420 427 488 543 610 724 732 840 854 905 915 1,086 1,220 1,267 1,281 1,448 1,464 1,708 1,810 1,830 2,135 2,172 2,440 2,534 2,562 2,715 3,416 3,620 3,660 3,801 4,270 4,344 5,068 5,124 5,430 6,335 6,405 7,240 7,320 7,602 8,540 10,136 10,248 10,860 11,041 12,670 12,810 15,204 17,080 19,005 21,720 22,082 25,340 25,620 30,408 33,123 38,010 44,164 50,680 51,240 55,205 66,246 76,020 77,287 88,328 110,410 132,492 152,040 154,574 165,615 220,820 231,861 264,984 309,148 331,230 386,435 441,640 463,722 618,296 662,460 772,870 927,444 1,159,305 1,324,920 1,545,740 1,854,888 2,318,610 3,091,480 4,637,220 and 9,274,440, with no remainder.

Since 9,274,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,274,440, 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).