Q: Is 9,378,747 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,378,747 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 9,378,747 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 17 21 27 49 51 63 81 119 139 147 153 189 357 417 441 459 567 833 973 1,071 1,251 1,323 1,377 2,363 2,499 2,919 3,213 3,753 3,969 6,811 7,089 7,497 8,757 9,639 11,259 16,541 20,433 21,267 22,491 26,271 49,623 61,299 63,801 67,473 78,813 115,787 148,869 183,897 191,403 347,361 446,607 551,691 1,042,083 1,339,821 3,126,249 and 9,378,747, with no remainder.

Since 9,378,747 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,378,747, 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).