Q: Is 15,041,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 15,041,250 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 15,041,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 25 30 35 42 45 50 63 70 75 90 105 125 126 150 175 191 210 225 250 315 350 375 382 450 525 573 625 630 750 875 955 1,050 1,125 1,146 1,250 1,337 1,575 1,719 1,750 1,875 1,910 2,250 2,625 2,674 2,865 3,150 3,438 3,750 4,011 4,375 4,775 5,250 5,625 5,730 6,685 7,875 8,022 8,595 8,750 9,550 11,250 12,033 13,125 13,370 14,325 15,750 17,190 20,055 23,875 24,066 26,250 28,650 33,425 39,375 40,110 42,975 47,750 60,165 66,850 71,625 78,750 85,950 100,275 119,375 120,330 143,250 167,125 200,550 214,875 238,750 300,825 334,250 358,125 429,750 501,375 601,650 716,250 835,625 1,002,750 1,074,375 1,504,125 1,671,250 2,148,750 2,506,875 3,008,250 5,013,750 7,520,625 and 15,041,250, with no remainder.

Since 15,041,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,041,250, 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).