Q: Is 15,017,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 15,017,800 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 15,017,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 17 20 25 28 34 35 40 50 56 68 70 85 100 119 136 140 170 175 200 238 280 340 350 425 476 595 631 680 700 850 952 1,190 1,262 1,400 1,700 2,380 2,524 2,975 3,155 3,400 4,417 4,760 5,048 5,950 6,310 8,834 10,727 11,900 12,620 15,775 17,668 21,454 22,085 23,800 25,240 31,550 35,336 42,908 44,170 53,635 63,100 75,089 85,816 88,340 107,270 110,425 126,200 150,178 176,680 214,540 220,850 268,175 300,356 375,445 429,080 441,700 536,350 600,712 750,890 883,400 1,072,700 1,501,780 1,877,225 2,145,400 3,003,560 3,754,450 7,508,900 and 15,017,800, with no remainder.

Since 15,017,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,017,800, 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).