Q: Is 15,053,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 15,053,500 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 15,053,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 17 20 22 23 25 28 34 35 44 46 50 55 68 70 77 85 92 100 110 115 119 125 140 154 161 170 175 187 220 230 238 250 253 275 308 322 340 350 374 385 391 425 460 476 500 506 550 575 595 644 700 748 770 782 805 850 875 935 1,012 1,100 1,150 1,190 1,265 1,309 1,375 1,540 1,564 1,610 1,700 1,750 1,771 1,870 1,925 1,955 2,125 2,300 2,380 2,530 2,618 2,737 2,750 2,875 2,975 3,220 3,500 3,542 3,740 3,850 3,910 4,025 4,250 4,301 4,675 5,060 5,236 5,474 5,500 5,750 5,950 6,325 6,545 7,084 7,700 7,820 8,050 8,500 8,602 8,855 9,350 9,625 9,775 10,948 11,500 11,900 12,650 13,090 13,685 14,875 16,100 17,204 17,710 18,700 19,250 19,550 20,125 21,505 23,375 25,300 26,180 27,370 29,750 30,107 31,625 32,725 35,420 38,500 39,100 40,250 43,010 44,275 46,750 48,875 54,740 59,500 60,214 63,250 65,450 68,425 80,500 86,020 88,550 93,500 97,750 107,525 120,428 126,500 130,900 136,850 150,535 163,625 177,100 195,500 215,050 221,375 273,700 301,070 327,250 342,125 430,100 442,750 537,625 602,140 654,500 684,250 752,675 885,500 1,075,250 1,368,500 1,505,350 2,150,500 3,010,700 3,763,375 7,526,750 and 15,053,500, with no remainder.

Since 15,053,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,053,500, 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).