Q: Is 9,846,375 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,846,375 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 9,846,375 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 11 15 21 25 31 33 35 55 75 77 93 105 121 125 155 165 175 217 231 275 341 363 375 385 465 525 605 651 775 825 847 875 1,023 1,085 1,155 1,375 1,705 1,815 1,925 2,325 2,387 2,541 2,625 3,025 3,255 3,751 3,875 4,125 4,235 5,115 5,425 5,775 7,161 8,525 9,075 9,625 11,253 11,625 11,935 12,705 15,125 16,275 18,755 21,175 25,575 26,257 27,125 28,875 35,805 42,625 45,375 56,265 59,675 63,525 78,771 81,375 93,775 105,875 127,875 131,285 179,025 281,325 298,375 317,625 393,855 468,875 656,425 895,125 1,406,625 1,969,275 3,282,125 and 9,846,375, with no remainder.

Since 9,846,375 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,846,375, 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).