Q: Is 9,417,654 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,417,654 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 9,417,654 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 19 27 38 54 57 67 114 134 137 171 201 274 342 402 411 513 603 822 1,026 1,206 1,233 1,273 1,809 2,466 2,546 2,603 3,618 3,699 3,819 5,206 7,398 7,638 7,809 9,179 11,457 15,618 18,358 22,914 23,427 27,537 34,371 46,854 55,074 68,742 70,281 82,611 140,562 165,222 174,401 247,833 348,802 495,666 523,203 1,046,406 1,569,609 3,139,218 4,708,827 and 9,417,654, with no remainder.

Since 9,417,654 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,417,654, 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).