Q: Is 9,778,920 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,778,920 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 9,778,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 19 20 24 30 38 40 57 60 76 95 114 120 152 190 228 285 380 456 570 760 1,140 2,280 4,289 8,578 12,867 17,156 21,445 25,734 34,312 42,890 51,468 64,335 81,491 85,780 102,936 128,670 162,982 171,560 244,473 257,340 325,964 407,455 488,946 514,680 651,928 814,910 977,892 1,222,365 1,629,820 1,955,784 2,444,730 3,259,640 4,889,460 and 9,778,920, with no remainder.

Since 9,778,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,778,920, 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).