Q: Is 9,571,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,571,000 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 9,571,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 25 34 40 50 68 85 100 125 136 170 200 250 340 425 500 563 680 850 1,000 1,126 1,700 2,125 2,252 2,815 3,400 4,250 4,504 5,630 8,500 9,571 11,260 14,075 17,000 19,142 22,520 28,150 38,284 47,855 56,300 70,375 76,568 95,710 112,600 140,750 191,420 239,275 281,500 382,840 478,550 563,000 957,100 1,196,375 1,914,200 2,392,750 4,785,500 and 9,571,000, with no remainder.

Since 9,571,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,571,000, 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).