Q: Is 15,125,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 15,125,250 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 15,125,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 25 30 35 42 43 50 67 70 75 86 105 125 129 134 150 175 201 210 215 250 258 301 335 350 375 402 430 469 525 602 645 670 750 875 903 938 1,005 1,050 1,075 1,290 1,407 1,505 1,675 1,750 1,806 2,010 2,150 2,345 2,625 2,814 2,881 3,010 3,225 3,350 4,515 4,690 5,025 5,250 5,375 5,762 6,450 7,035 7,525 8,375 8,643 9,030 10,050 10,750 11,725 14,070 14,405 15,050 16,125 16,750 17,286 20,167 22,575 23,450 25,125 28,810 32,250 35,175 37,625 40,334 43,215 45,150 50,250 58,625 60,501 70,350 72,025 75,250 86,430 100,835 112,875 117,250 121,002 144,050 175,875 201,670 216,075 225,750 302,505 351,750 360,125 432,150 504,175 605,010 720,250 1,008,350 1,080,375 1,512,525 2,160,750 2,520,875 3,025,050 5,041,750 7,562,625 and 15,125,250, with no remainder.

Since 15,125,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,125,250, 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).