Q: Is 10,115,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 10,115,700 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 10,115,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 140 150 175 210 300 350 420 525 700 1,050 2,100 4,817 9,634 14,451 19,268 24,085 28,902 33,719 48,170 57,804 67,438 72,255 96,340 101,157 120,425 134,876 144,510 168,595 202,314 240,850 289,020 337,190 361,275 404,628 481,700 505,785 674,380 722,550 842,975 1,011,570 1,445,100 1,685,950 2,023,140 2,528,925 3,371,900 5,057,850 and 10,115,700, with no remainder.

Since 10,115,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,115,700, 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).