Q: Is 15,279,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 15,279,200 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 15,279,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 71 80 100 142 160 200 269 284 355 400 538 568 710 800 1,076 1,136 1,345 1,420 1,775 2,152 2,272 2,690 2,840 3,550 4,304 5,380 5,680 6,725 7,100 8,608 10,760 11,360 13,450 14,200 19,099 21,520 26,900 28,400 38,198 43,040 53,800 56,800 76,396 95,495 107,600 152,792 190,990 215,200 305,584 381,980 477,475 611,168 763,960 954,950 1,527,920 1,909,900 3,055,840 3,819,800 7,639,600 and 15,279,200, with no remainder.

Since 15,279,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,279,200, 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).