Q: Is 15,135,126 a Composite Number?

Why is 15,135,126 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 15,135,126 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 311 622 933 1,866 8,111 16,222 24,333 48,666 2,522,521 5,045,042 7,567,563 and 15,135,126, with no remainder.

Since 15,135,126 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,135,126, 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).