Q: Is 9,854,784 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,854,784 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 9,854,784 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 81 96 108 144 162 192 216 288 324 432 576 648 864 1,296 1,728 1,901 2,592 3,802 5,184 5,703 7,604 11,406 15,208 17,109 22,812 30,416 34,218 45,624 51,327 60,832 68,436 91,248 102,654 121,664 136,872 153,981 182,496 205,308 273,744 307,962 364,992 410,616 547,488 615,924 821,232 1,094,976 1,231,848 1,642,464 2,463,696 3,284,928 4,927,392 and 9,854,784, with no remainder.

Since 9,854,784 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,854,784, 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).