Q: Is 15,046,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 15,046,500 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 15,046,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 125 140 150 175 210 250 300 350 375 420 500 525 700 750 875 1,050 1,433 1,500 1,750 2,100 2,625 2,866 3,500 4,299 5,250 5,732 7,165 8,598 10,031 10,500 14,330 17,196 20,062 21,495 28,660 30,093 35,825 40,124 42,990 50,155 60,186 71,650 85,980 100,310 107,475 120,372 143,300 150,465 179,125 200,620 214,950 250,775 300,930 358,250 429,900 501,550 537,375 601,860 716,500 752,325 1,003,100 1,074,750 1,253,875 1,504,650 2,149,500 2,507,750 3,009,300 3,761,625 5,015,500 7,523,250 and 15,046,500, with no remainder.

Since 15,046,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,046,500, 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).