Q: Is 9,601,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,601,600 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 9,601,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 25 32 34 40 50 64 68 80 85 100 136 160 170 200 272 320 340 353 400 425 544 680 706 800 850 1,088 1,360 1,412 1,600 1,700 1,765 2,720 2,824 3,400 3,530 5,440 5,648 6,001 6,800 7,060 8,825 11,296 12,002 13,600 14,120 17,650 22,592 24,004 27,200 28,240 30,005 35,300 48,008 56,480 60,010 70,600 96,016 112,960 120,020 141,200 150,025 192,032 240,040 282,400 300,050 384,064 480,080 564,800 600,100 960,160 1,200,200 1,920,320 2,400,400 4,800,800 and 9,601,600, with no remainder.

Since 9,601,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,601,600, 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).