Q: Is 9,167,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 9,167,500 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 9,167,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 19 20 25 38 50 76 95 100 125 190 193 250 380 386 475 500 625 772 950 965 1,250 1,900 1,930 2,375 2,500 3,667 3,860 4,750 4,825 7,334 9,500 9,650 11,875 14,668 18,335 19,300 23,750 24,125 36,670 47,500 48,250 73,340 91,675 96,500 120,625 183,350 241,250 366,700 458,375 482,500 916,750 1,833,500 2,291,875 4,583,750 and 9,167,500, with no remainder.

Since 9,167,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,167,500, 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).