Q: Is 15,055,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 15,055,800 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 15,055,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 23 24 25 30 40 46 50 60 69 75 92 100 115 120 138 150 184 200 230 276 300 345 460 552 575 600 690 920 1,091 1,150 1,380 1,725 2,182 2,300 2,760 3,273 3,450 4,364 4,600 5,455 6,546 6,900 8,728 10,910 13,092 13,800 16,365 21,820 25,093 26,184 27,275 32,730 43,640 50,186 54,550 65,460 75,279 81,825 100,372 109,100 125,465 130,920 150,558 163,650 200,744 218,200 250,930 301,116 327,300 376,395 501,860 602,232 627,325 654,600 752,790 1,003,720 1,254,650 1,505,580 1,881,975 2,509,300 3,011,160 3,763,950 5,018,600 7,527,900 and 15,055,800, with no remainder.

Since 15,055,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,055,800, 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).