Q: Is 9,479,470 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,479,470 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 9,479,470 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 11 13 14 22 26 35 55 65 70 77 91 110 130 143 154 182 286 385 455 715 770 910 947 1,001 1,430 1,894 2,002 4,735 5,005 6,629 9,470 10,010 10,417 12,311 13,258 20,834 24,622 33,145 52,085 61,555 66,290 72,919 86,177 104,170 123,110 135,421 145,838 172,354 270,842 364,595 430,885 677,105 729,190 861,770 947,947 1,354,210 1,895,894 4,739,735 and 9,479,470, with no remainder.

Since 9,479,470 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,479,470, 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).