Q: Is 9,670,875 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,670,875 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 9,670,875 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 17 25 37 41 51 75 85 111 123 125 185 205 255 375 425 555 615 629 697 925 1,025 1,275 1,517 1,887 2,091 2,125 2,775 3,075 3,145 3,485 4,551 4,625 5,125 6,375 7,585 9,435 10,455 13,875 15,375 15,725 17,425 22,755 25,789 37,925 47,175 52,275 77,367 78,625 87,125 113,775 128,945 189,625 235,875 261,375 386,835 568,875 644,725 1,934,175 3,223,625 and 9,670,875, with no remainder.

Since 9,670,875 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,670,875, 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).