Q: Is 9,437,376 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,437,376 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 9,437,376 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 16 19 24 26 32 38 39 48 52 57 64 76 78 96 104 114 152 156 192 199 208 228 247 304 312 398 416 456 494 597 608 624 741 796 832 912 988 1,194 1,216 1,248 1,482 1,592 1,824 1,976 2,388 2,496 2,587 2,964 3,184 3,648 3,781 3,952 4,776 5,174 5,928 6,368 7,562 7,761 7,904 9,552 10,348 11,343 11,856 12,736 15,124 15,522 15,808 19,104 20,696 22,686 23,712 30,248 31,044 38,208 41,392 45,372 47,424 49,153 60,496 62,088 82,784 90,744 98,306 120,992 124,176 147,459 165,568 181,488 196,612 241,984 248,352 294,918 362,976 393,224 496,704 589,836 725,952 786,448 1,179,672 1,572,896 2,359,344 3,145,792 4,718,688 and 9,437,376, with no remainder.

Since 9,437,376 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,437,376, 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).