Q: Is 9,283,008 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,283,008 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 9,283,008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 64 84 96 112 168 192 224 336 448 672 1,344 6,907 13,814 20,721 27,628 41,442 48,349 55,256 82,884 96,698 110,512 145,047 165,768 193,396 221,024 290,094 331,536 386,792 442,048 580,188 663,072 773,584 1,160,376 1,326,144 1,547,168 2,320,752 3,094,336 4,641,504 and 9,283,008, with no remainder.

Since 9,283,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,283,008, 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).