Q: Is 9,578,010 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,578,010 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 9,578,010 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 26 30 39 41 65 78 82 123 130 195 205 246 390 410 533 599 615 1,066 1,198 1,230 1,599 1,797 2,665 2,995 3,198 3,594 5,330 5,990 7,787 7,995 8,985 15,574 15,990 17,970 23,361 24,559 38,935 46,722 49,118 73,677 77,870 116,805 122,795 147,354 233,610 245,590 319,267 368,385 638,534 736,770 957,801 1,596,335 1,915,602 3,192,670 4,789,005 and 9,578,010, with no remainder.

Since 9,578,010 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,578,010, 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).