Q: Is 9,970,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 9,970,872 is a composite number.

Why is 9,970,872 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 9,970,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 41 82 123 164 246 328 492 984 10,133 20,266 30,399 40,532 60,798 81,064 121,596 243,192 415,453 830,906 1,246,359 1,661,812 2,492,718 3,323,624 4,985,436 and 9,970,872, with no remainder.

Since 9,970,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,970,872, 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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