Q: Is 9,963,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,963,100 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 9,963,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 43 50 70 86 100 140 172 175 215 301 331 350 430 602 662 700 860 1,075 1,204 1,324 1,505 1,655 2,150 2,317 3,010 3,310 4,300 4,634 6,020 6,620 7,525 8,275 9,268 11,585 14,233 15,050 16,550 23,170 28,466 30,100 33,100 46,340 56,932 57,925 71,165 99,631 115,850 142,330 199,262 231,700 284,660 355,825 398,524 498,155 711,650 996,310 1,423,300 1,992,620 2,490,775 4,981,550 and 9,963,100, with no remainder.

Since 9,963,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,963,100, 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).