Q: Is 9,840,540 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,840,540 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 9,840,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 401 409 802 818 1,203 1,227 1,604 1,636 2,005 2,045 2,406 2,454 4,010 4,090 4,812 4,908 6,015 6,135 8,020 8,180 12,030 12,270 24,060 24,540 164,009 328,018 492,027 656,036 820,045 984,054 1,640,090 1,968,108 2,460,135 3,280,180 4,920,270 and 9,840,540, with no remainder.

Since 9,840,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,840,540, 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).