Q: Is 15,172,548 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 15,172,548 is a composite number.

Why is 15,172,548 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 15,172,548 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 23 46 69 92 138 276 54,973 109,946 164,919 219,892 329,838 659,676 1,264,379 2,528,758 3,793,137 5,057,516 7,586,274 and 15,172,548, with no remainder.

Since 15,172,548 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,172,548, 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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