Q: Is 9,394,398 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,394,398 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 9,394,398 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 19 26 38 39 57 78 114 117 171 234 247 342 494 741 1,482 2,113 2,223 4,226 4,446 6,339 12,678 19,017 27,469 38,034 40,147 54,938 80,294 82,407 120,441 164,814 240,882 247,221 361,323 494,442 521,911 722,646 1,043,822 1,565,733 3,131,466 4,697,199 and 9,394,398, with no remainder.

Since 9,394,398 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,394,398, 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).