Q: Is 15,404,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 15,404,550 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 15,404,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 17 21 25 30 34 35 42 50 51 70 75 85 102 105 119 150 170 175 210 238 255 350 357 425 510 525 595 714 850 863 1,050 1,190 1,275 1,726 1,785 2,550 2,589 2,975 3,570 4,315 5,178 5,950 6,041 8,630 8,925 12,082 12,945 14,671 17,850 18,123 21,575 25,890 29,342 30,205 36,246 43,150 44,013 60,410 64,725 73,355 88,026 90,615 102,697 129,450 146,710 151,025 181,230 205,394 220,065 302,050 308,091 366,775 440,130 453,075 513,485 616,182 733,550 906,150 1,026,970 1,100,325 1,540,455 2,200,650 2,567,425 3,080,910 5,134,850 7,702,275 and 15,404,550, with no remainder.

Since 15,404,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,404,550, 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).