Q: Is 9,767,940 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,767,940 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 9,767,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 13 14 15 20 21 26 28 30 35 39 42 52 60 65 70 78 84 91 105 130 140 156 182 195 210 260 273 364 390 420 455 546 780 910 1,092 1,365 1,789 1,820 2,730 3,578 5,367 5,460 7,156 8,945 10,734 12,523 17,890 21,468 23,257 25,046 26,835 35,780 37,569 46,514 50,092 53,670 62,615 69,771 75,138 93,028 107,340 116,285 125,230 139,542 150,276 162,799 187,845 232,570 250,460 279,084 325,598 348,855 375,690 465,140 488,397 651,196 697,710 751,380 813,995 976,794 1,395,420 1,627,990 1,953,588 2,441,985 3,255,980 4,883,970 and 9,767,940, with no remainder.

Since 9,767,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,767,940, 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).