Q: Is 9,463,128 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,463,128 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 9,463,128 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 41 59 82 118 123 163 164 177 236 246 326 328 354 472 489 492 652 708 978 984 1,304 1,416 1,956 2,419 3,912 4,838 6,683 7,257 9,617 9,676 13,366 14,514 19,234 19,352 20,049 26,732 28,851 29,028 38,468 40,098 53,464 57,702 58,056 76,936 80,196 115,404 160,392 230,808 394,297 788,594 1,182,891 1,577,188 2,365,782 3,154,376 4,731,564 and 9,463,128, with no remainder.

Since 9,463,128 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,463,128, 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).