Q: Is 9,486,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,486,320 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 9,486,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 38 40 76 79 80 95 152 158 190 304 316 380 395 632 760 790 1,264 1,501 1,520 1,580 3,002 3,160 6,004 6,241 6,320 7,505 12,008 12,482 15,010 24,016 24,964 30,020 31,205 49,928 60,040 62,410 99,856 118,579 120,080 124,820 237,158 249,640 474,316 499,280 592,895 948,632 1,185,790 1,897,264 2,371,580 4,743,160 and 9,486,320, with no remainder.

Since 9,486,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,486,320, 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).