Q: Is 15,156,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 15,156,700 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 15,156,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 25 26 50 52 65 89 100 130 131 178 260 262 325 356 445 524 650 655 890 1,157 1,300 1,310 1,703 1,780 2,225 2,314 2,620 3,275 3,406 4,450 4,628 5,785 6,550 6,812 8,515 8,900 11,570 11,659 13,100 17,030 23,140 23,318 28,925 34,060 42,575 46,636 57,850 58,295 85,150 115,700 116,590 151,567 170,300 233,180 291,475 303,134 582,950 606,268 757,835 1,165,900 1,515,670 3,031,340 3,789,175 7,578,350 and 15,156,700, with no remainder.

Since 15,156,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,156,700, 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).