Q: Is 15,400 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 15,400 is a composite number.

Why is 15,400 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 15,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 20 22 25 28 35 40 44 50 55 56 70 77 88 100 110 140 154 175 200 220 275 280 308 350 385 440 550 616 700 770 1,100 1,400 1,540 1,925 2,200 3,080 3,850 7,700 and 15,400, with no remainder.

Since 15,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,400, 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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