Q: Is 9,660,276 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,660,276 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 9,660,276 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 23 27 36 46 54 69 92 108 138 207 276 414 621 828 1,242 2,484 3,889 7,778 11,667 15,556 23,334 35,001 46,668 70,002 89,447 105,003 140,004 178,894 210,006 268,341 357,788 420,012 536,682 805,023 1,073,364 1,610,046 2,415,069 3,220,092 4,830,138 and 9,660,276, with no remainder.

Since 9,660,276 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,660,276, 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).