Q: Is 9,316,748 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,316,748 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 9,316,748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 17 23 28 34 37 46 68 74 92 119 148 161 238 259 322 391 476 518 529 629 644 782 851 1,036 1,058 1,258 1,564 1,702 2,116 2,516 2,737 3,404 3,703 4,403 5,474 5,957 7,406 8,806 8,993 10,948 11,914 14,467 14,812 17,612 17,986 19,573 23,828 28,934 35,972 39,146 57,868 62,951 78,292 101,269 125,902 137,011 202,538 251,804 274,022 332,741 405,076 548,044 665,482 1,330,964 2,329,187 4,658,374 and 9,316,748, with no remainder.

Since 9,316,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,316,748, 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).