Q: Is 9,829,950 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,829,950 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 9,829,950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 25 26 30 39 50 65 71 75 78 130 142 150 195 213 325 355 390 426 650 710 923 975 1,065 1,775 1,846 1,950 2,130 2,769 3,550 4,615 5,041 5,325 5,538 9,230 10,082 10,650 13,845 15,123 23,075 25,205 27,690 30,246 46,150 50,410 65,533 69,225 75,615 126,025 131,066 138,450 151,230 196,599 252,050 327,665 378,075 393,198 655,330 756,150 982,995 1,638,325 1,965,990 3,276,650 4,914,975 and 9,829,950, with no remainder.

Since 9,829,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,829,950, 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).