Q: Is 9,837,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,837,440 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 9,837,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 32 38 40 64 76 80 95 128 152 160 190 304 320 380 608 640 760 809 1,216 1,520 1,618 2,432 3,040 3,236 4,045 6,080 6,472 8,090 12,160 12,944 15,371 16,180 25,888 30,742 32,360 51,776 61,484 64,720 76,855 103,552 122,968 129,440 153,710 245,936 258,880 307,420 491,872 517,760 614,840 983,744 1,229,680 1,967,488 2,459,360 4,918,720 and 9,837,440, with no remainder.

Since 9,837,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,837,440, 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).