Q: Is 9,750,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,750,250 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 9,750,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 43 50 86 125 215 250 430 907 1,075 1,814 2,150 4,535 5,375 9,070 10,750 22,675 39,001 45,350 78,002 113,375 195,005 226,750 390,010 975,025 1,950,050 4,875,125 and 9,750,250, with no remainder.

Since 9,750,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,750,250, 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).