Q: Is 9,828,252 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,828,252 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 9,828,252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 43 63 84 86 126 129 172 252 258 301 387 516 602 774 903 907 1,204 1,548 1,806 1,814 2,709 2,721 3,612 3,628 5,418 5,442 6,349 8,163 10,836 10,884 12,698 16,326 19,047 25,396 32,652 38,094 39,001 57,141 76,188 78,002 114,282 117,003 156,004 228,564 234,006 273,007 351,009 468,012 546,014 702,018 819,021 1,092,028 1,404,036 1,638,042 2,457,063 3,276,084 4,914,126 and 9,828,252, with no remainder.

Since 9,828,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,828,252, 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).