Q: Is 9,900 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 9,900 is a composite number.

Why is 9,900 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 9,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 15 18 20 22 25 30 33 36 44 45 50 55 60 66 75 90 99 100 110 132 150 165 180 198 220 225 275 300 330 396 450 495 550 660 825 900 990 1,100 1,650 1,980 2,475 3,300 4,950 and 9,900, with no remainder.

Since 9,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,900, 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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