Q: Is 9,840,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,840,720 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 9,840,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 131 240 262 313 393 524 626 655 786 939 1,048 1,252 1,310 1,565 1,572 1,878 1,965 2,096 2,504 2,620 3,130 3,144 3,756 3,930 4,695 5,008 5,240 6,260 6,288 7,512 7,860 9,390 10,480 12,520 15,024 15,720 18,780 25,040 31,440 37,560 41,003 75,120 82,006 123,009 164,012 205,015 246,018 328,024 410,030 492,036 615,045 656,048 820,060 984,072 1,230,090 1,640,120 1,968,144 2,460,180 3,280,240 4,920,360 and 9,840,720, with no remainder.

Since 9,840,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,840,720, 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).