Q: Is 15,107,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 15,107,550 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 15,107,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 23 25 29 30 46 50 58 69 75 87 115 138 145 150 151 174 230 290 302 345 435 453 575 667 690 725 755 870 906 1,150 1,334 1,450 1,510 1,725 2,001 2,175 2,265 3,335 3,450 3,473 3,775 4,002 4,350 4,379 4,530 6,670 6,946 7,550 8,758 10,005 10,419 11,325 13,137 16,675 17,365 20,010 20,838 21,895 22,650 26,274 33,350 34,730 43,790 50,025 52,095 65,685 86,825 100,050 100,717 104,190 109,475 131,370 173,650 201,434 218,950 260,475 302,151 328,425 503,585 520,950 604,302 656,850 1,007,170 1,510,755 2,517,925 3,021,510 5,035,850 7,553,775 and 15,107,550, with no remainder.

Since 15,107,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,107,550, 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).