Q: Is 9,553,152 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,553,152 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 9,553,152 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 64 84 96 112 128 168 192 224 256 336 384 448 672 768 896 1,344 1,777 1,792 2,688 3,554 5,331 5,376 7,108 10,662 12,439 14,216 21,324 24,878 28,432 37,317 42,648 49,756 56,864 74,634 85,296 99,512 113,728 149,268 170,592 199,024 227,456 298,536 341,184 398,048 454,912 597,072 682,368 796,096 1,194,144 1,364,736 1,592,192 2,388,288 3,184,384 4,776,576 and 9,553,152, with no remainder.

Since 9,553,152 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,553,152, 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).