Q: Is 15,042,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 15,042,900 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 15,042,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 41 50 60 75 82 100 123 150 164 205 246 300 410 492 615 820 1,025 1,223 1,230 2,050 2,446 2,460 3,075 3,669 4,100 4,892 6,115 6,150 7,338 12,230 12,300 14,676 18,345 24,460 30,575 36,690 50,143 61,150 73,380 91,725 100,286 122,300 150,429 183,450 200,572 250,715 300,858 366,900 501,430 601,716 752,145 1,002,860 1,253,575 1,504,290 2,507,150 3,008,580 3,760,725 5,014,300 7,521,450 and 15,042,900, with no remainder.

Since 15,042,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,042,900, 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).