Q: Is 9,397,938 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,397,938 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 9,397,938 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 23 33 41 46 66 69 82 123 138 151 246 253 302 451 453 506 759 902 906 943 1,353 1,518 1,661 1,886 2,706 2,829 3,322 3,473 4,983 5,658 6,191 6,946 9,966 10,373 10,419 12,382 18,573 20,746 20,838 31,119 37,146 38,203 62,238 68,101 76,406 114,609 136,202 142,393 204,303 229,218 284,786 408,606 427,179 854,358 1,566,323 3,132,646 4,698,969 and 9,397,938, with no remainder.

Since 9,397,938 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,397,938, 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).