Q: Is 9,437,568 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,437,568 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 9,437,568 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 64 84 96 112 128 168 192 224 336 384 448 672 896 1,344 2,688 3,511 7,022 10,533 14,044 21,066 24,577 28,088 42,132 49,154 56,176 73,731 84,264 98,308 112,352 147,462 168,528 196,616 224,704 294,924 337,056 393,232 449,408 589,848 674,112 786,464 1,179,696 1,348,224 1,572,928 2,359,392 3,145,856 4,718,784 and 9,437,568, with no remainder.

Since 9,437,568 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,437,568, 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).