Q: Is 9,456,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,456,900 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 9,456,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 29 30 50 58 60 75 87 100 116 145 150 174 290 300 348 435 580 725 870 1,087 1,450 1,740 2,174 2,175 2,900 3,261 4,348 4,350 5,435 6,522 8,700 10,870 13,044 16,305 21,740 27,175 31,523 32,610 54,350 63,046 65,220 81,525 94,569 108,700 126,092 157,615 163,050 189,138 315,230 326,100 378,276 472,845 630,460 788,075 945,690 1,576,150 1,891,380 2,364,225 3,152,300 4,728,450 and 9,456,900, with no remainder.

Since 9,456,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,456,900, 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).