Q: Is 9,745,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,745,800 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 9,745,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 37 40 50 60 74 75 100 111 120 148 150 185 200 222 296 300 370 439 444 555 600 740 878 888 925 1,110 1,317 1,480 1,756 1,850 2,195 2,220 2,634 2,775 3,512 3,700 4,390 4,440 5,268 5,550 6,585 7,400 8,780 10,536 10,975 11,100 13,170 16,243 17,560 21,950 22,200 26,340 32,486 32,925 43,900 48,729 52,680 64,972 65,850 81,215 87,800 97,458 129,944 131,700 162,430 194,916 243,645 263,400 324,860 389,832 406,075 487,290 649,720 812,150 974,580 1,218,225 1,624,300 1,949,160 2,436,450 3,248,600 4,872,900 and 9,745,800, with no remainder.

Since 9,745,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,745,800, 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).