Q: Is 15,013,242 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 15,013,242 is a composite number.

Why is 15,013,242 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 15,013,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 29 54 58 87 174 261 522 783 1,566 9,587 19,174 28,761 57,522 86,283 172,566 258,849 278,023 517,698 556,046 834,069 1,668,138 2,502,207 5,004,414 7,506,621 and 15,013,242, with no remainder.

Since 15,013,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,013,242, 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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