Q: Is 9,607,296 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,607,296 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 9,607,296 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 96 127 128 192 197 254 381 384 394 508 591 762 788 1,016 1,182 1,524 1,576 2,032 2,364 3,048 3,152 4,064 4,728 6,096 6,304 8,128 9,456 12,192 12,608 16,256 18,912 24,384 25,019 25,216 37,824 48,768 50,038 75,057 75,648 100,076 150,114 200,152 300,228 400,304 600,456 800,608 1,200,912 1,601,216 2,401,824 3,202,432 4,803,648 and 9,607,296, with no remainder.

Since 9,607,296 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,607,296, 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).