Q: Is 9,509,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,509,640 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 9,509,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 56 60 70 84 105 120 140 168 210 280 420 840 11,321 22,642 33,963 45,284 56,605 67,926 79,247 90,568 113,210 135,852 158,494 169,815 226,420 237,741 271,704 316,988 339,630 396,235 452,840 475,482 633,976 679,260 792,470 950,964 1,188,705 1,358,520 1,584,940 1,901,928 2,377,410 3,169,880 4,754,820 and 9,509,640, with no remainder.

Since 9,509,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,509,640, 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).