Q: Is 15,008,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 15,008,972 is a composite number.

Why is 15,008,972 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 15,008,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 23 44 46 92 253 506 1,012 14,831 29,662 59,324 163,141 326,282 341,113 652,564 682,226 1,364,452 3,752,243 7,504,486 and 15,008,972, with no remainder.

Since 15,008,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,008,972, 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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