Q: Is 9,727,263 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,727,263 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 9,727,263 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 13 21 27 37 39 63 91 107 111 117 189 259 273 321 333 351 481 749 777 819 963 999 1,391 1,443 2,247 2,331 2,457 2,889 3,367 3,959 4,173 4,329 6,741 6,993 9,737 10,101 11,877 12,519 12,987 20,223 27,713 29,211 30,303 35,631 37,557 51,467 83,139 87,633 90,909 106,893 154,401 249,417 262,899 360,269 463,203 748,251 1,080,807 1,389,609 3,242,421 and 9,727,263, with no remainder.

Since 9,727,263 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,727,263, 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).