Q: Is 9,642,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,642,000 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 9,642,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 125 150 200 240 250 300 375 400 500 600 750 1,000 1,200 1,500 1,607 2,000 3,000 3,214 4,821 6,000 6,428 8,035 9,642 12,856 16,070 19,284 24,105 25,712 32,140 38,568 40,175 48,210 64,280 77,136 80,350 96,420 120,525 128,560 160,700 192,840 200,875 241,050 321,400 385,680 401,750 482,100 602,625 642,800 803,500 964,200 1,205,250 1,607,000 1,928,400 2,410,500 3,214,000 4,821,000 and 9,642,000, with no remainder.

Since 9,642,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,642,000, 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).