Q: Is 9,794,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,794,040 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 9,794,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 17 20 24 30 34 40 51 60 68 85 102 120 136 170 204 255 340 408 510 680 1,020 2,040 4,801 9,602 14,403 19,204 24,005 28,806 38,408 48,010 57,612 72,015 81,617 96,020 115,224 144,030 163,234 192,040 244,851 288,060 326,468 408,085 489,702 576,120 652,936 816,170 979,404 1,224,255 1,632,340 1,958,808 2,448,510 3,264,680 4,897,020 and 9,794,040, with no remainder.

Since 9,794,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,794,040, 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).