Q: Is 9,960,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,960,120 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 9,960,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 60 72 73 90 120 146 180 219 292 360 365 379 438 584 657 730 758 876 1,095 1,137 1,314 1,460 1,516 1,752 1,895 2,190 2,274 2,628 2,920 3,032 3,285 3,411 3,790 4,380 4,548 5,256 5,685 6,570 6,822 7,580 8,760 9,096 11,370 13,140 13,644 15,160 17,055 22,740 26,280 27,288 27,667 34,110 45,480 55,334 68,220 83,001 110,668 136,440 138,335 166,002 221,336 249,003 276,670 332,004 415,005 498,006 553,340 664,008 830,010 996,012 1,106,680 1,245,015 1,660,020 1,992,024 2,490,030 3,320,040 4,980,060 and 9,960,120, with no remainder.

Since 9,960,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,960,120, 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).