Q: Is 9,788,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,788,250 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 9,788,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 31 50 62 75 93 125 150 155 186 250 310 375 421 465 750 775 842 930 1,263 1,550 2,105 2,325 2,526 3,875 4,210 4,650 6,315 7,750 10,525 11,625 12,630 13,051 21,050 23,250 26,102 31,575 39,153 52,625 63,150 65,255 78,306 105,250 130,510 157,875 195,765 315,750 326,275 391,530 652,550 978,825 1,631,375 1,957,650 3,262,750 4,894,125 and 9,788,250, with no remainder.

Since 9,788,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,788,250, 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).