Q: Is 9,578,650 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,578,650 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 9,578,650 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 17 25 34 50 59 85 118 170 191 295 382 425 590 850 955 1,003 1,475 1,910 2,006 2,950 3,247 4,775 5,015 6,494 9,550 10,030 11,269 16,235 22,538 25,075 32,470 50,150 56,345 81,175 112,690 162,350 191,573 281,725 383,146 563,450 957,865 1,915,730 4,789,325 and 9,578,650, with no remainder.

Since 9,578,650 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,578,650, 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).