Q: Is 15,123,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 15,123,000 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 15,123,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 71 75 100 120 125 142 150 200 213 250 284 300 355 375 426 500 568 600 710 750 852 1,000 1,065 1,420 1,500 1,704 1,775 2,130 2,840 3,000 3,550 4,260 5,041 5,325 7,100 8,520 8,875 10,082 10,650 14,200 15,123 17,750 20,164 21,300 25,205 26,625 30,246 35,500 40,328 42,600 50,410 53,250 60,492 71,000 75,615 100,820 106,500 120,984 126,025 151,230 201,640 213,000 252,050 302,460 378,075 504,100 604,920 630,125 756,150 1,008,200 1,260,250 1,512,300 1,890,375 2,520,500 3,024,600 3,780,750 5,041,000 7,561,500 and 15,123,000, with no remainder.

Since 15,123,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,123,000, 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).