Q: Is 15,245,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 15,245,300 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 15,245,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 29 35 50 58 70 100 116 140 145 175 203 290 350 406 580 700 725 751 812 1,015 1,450 1,502 2,030 2,900 3,004 3,755 4,060 5,075 5,257 7,510 10,150 10,514 15,020 18,775 20,300 21,028 21,779 26,285 37,550 43,558 52,570 75,100 87,116 105,140 108,895 131,425 152,453 217,790 262,850 304,906 435,580 525,700 544,475 609,812 762,265 1,088,950 1,524,530 2,177,900 3,049,060 3,811,325 7,622,650 and 15,245,300, with no remainder.

Since 15,245,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,245,300, 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).