Q: Is 15,246,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 15,246,700 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 15,246,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 23 25 28 35 46 50 70 92 100 115 140 161 175 230 322 350 460 575 644 700 805 947 1,150 1,610 1,894 2,300 3,220 3,788 4,025 4,735 6,629 8,050 9,470 13,258 16,100 18,940 21,781 23,675 26,516 33,145 43,562 47,350 66,290 87,124 94,700 108,905 132,580 152,467 165,725 217,810 304,934 331,450 435,620 544,525 609,868 662,900 762,335 1,089,050 1,524,670 2,178,100 3,049,340 3,811,675 7,623,350 and 15,246,700, with no remainder.

Since 15,246,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,246,700, 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).