Q: Is 9,394,506 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,394,506 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 9,394,506 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 17 18 22 33 34 51 66 99 102 153 187 198 306 374 561 1,122 1,683 2,791 3,366 5,582 8,373 16,746 25,119 30,701 47,447 50,238 61,402 92,103 94,894 142,341 184,206 276,309 284,682 427,023 521,917 552,618 854,046 1,043,834 1,565,751 3,131,502 4,697,253 and 9,394,506, with no remainder.

Since 9,394,506 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,394,506, 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).