Q: Is 9,984,648 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,984,648 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 9,984,648 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 41 73 82 123 139 146 164 219 246 278 292 328 417 438 492 556 584 834 876 984 1,112 1,668 1,752 2,993 3,336 5,699 5,986 8,979 10,147 11,398 11,972 17,097 17,958 20,294 22,796 23,944 30,441 34,194 35,916 40,588 45,592 60,882 68,388 71,832 81,176 121,764 136,776 243,528 416,027 832,054 1,248,081 1,664,108 2,496,162 3,328,216 4,992,324 and 9,984,648, with no remainder.

Since 9,984,648 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,984,648, 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).