Q: Is 9,548,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,548,250 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 9,548,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 29 30 50 58 75 87 125 145 150 174 250 290 375 435 439 725 750 870 878 1,317 1,450 2,175 2,195 2,634 3,625 4,350 4,390 6,585 7,250 10,875 10,975 12,731 13,170 21,750 21,950 25,462 32,925 38,193 54,875 63,655 65,850 76,386 109,750 127,310 164,625 190,965 318,275 329,250 381,930 636,550 954,825 1,591,375 1,909,650 3,182,750 4,774,125 and 9,548,250, with no remainder.

Since 9,548,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,548,250, 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).