Q: Is 9,660,654 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,660,654 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 9,660,654 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 29 31 54 58 62 87 93 174 186 199 261 279 398 522 558 597 783 837 899 1,194 1,566 1,674 1,791 1,798 2,697 3,582 5,373 5,394 5,771 6,169 8,091 10,746 11,542 12,338 16,182 17,313 18,507 24,273 34,626 37,014 48,546 51,939 55,521 103,878 111,042 155,817 166,563 178,901 311,634 333,126 357,802 536,703 1,073,406 1,610,109 3,220,218 4,830,327 and 9,660,654, with no remainder.

Since 9,660,654 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,660,654, 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).