Q: Is 15,124,242 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 15,124,242 is a composite number.

Why is 15,124,242 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 15,124,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 49 98 147 294 343 686 1,029 2,058 7,349 14,698 22,047 44,094 51,443 102,886 154,329 308,658 360,101 720,202 1,080,303 2,160,606 2,520,707 5,041,414 7,562,121 and 15,124,242, with no remainder.

Since 15,124,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,124,242, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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