Q: Is 9,722,268 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,722,268 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 9,722,268 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 37 54 74 81 108 111 148 162 222 324 333 444 666 811 999 1,332 1,622 1,998 2,433 2,997 3,244 3,996 4,866 5,994 7,299 9,732 11,988 14,598 21,897 29,196 30,007 43,794 60,014 65,691 87,588 90,021 120,028 131,382 180,042 262,764 270,063 360,084 540,126 810,189 1,080,252 1,620,378 2,430,567 3,240,756 4,861,134 and 9,722,268, with no remainder.

Since 9,722,268 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,722,268, 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).