Q: Is 9,872,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 9,872,472 is a composite number.

Why is 9,872,472 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 9,872,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 41 79 82 123 127 158 164 237 246 254 316 328 381 474 492 508 632 762 948 984 1,016 1,524 1,896 3,048 3,239 5,207 6,478 9,717 10,033 10,414 12,956 15,621 19,434 20,066 20,828 25,912 30,099 31,242 38,868 40,132 41,656 60,198 62,484 77,736 80,264 120,396 124,968 240,792 411,353 822,706 1,234,059 1,645,412 2,468,118 3,290,824 4,936,236 and 9,872,472, with no remainder.

Since 9,872,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,872,472, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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