Q: Is 9,645,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,645,600 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 9,645,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 75 80 96 100 120 150 160 200 240 300 400 480 600 800 1,200 2,400 4,019 8,038 12,057 16,076 20,095 24,114 32,152 40,190 48,228 60,285 64,304 80,380 96,456 100,475 120,570 128,608 160,760 192,912 200,950 241,140 301,425 321,520 385,824 401,900 482,280 602,850 643,040 803,800 964,560 1,205,700 1,607,600 1,929,120 2,411,400 3,215,200 4,822,800 and 9,645,600, with no remainder.

Since 9,645,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,645,600, 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).