Q: Is 15,435,660 a Composite Number?

Why is 15,435,660 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 15,435,660 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 30 34 37 51 60 68 74 85 102 111 148 170 185 204 222 255 340 370 409 444 510 555 629 740 818 1,020 1,110 1,227 1,258 1,636 1,887 2,045 2,220 2,454 2,516 3,145 3,774 4,090 4,908 6,135 6,290 6,953 7,548 8,180 9,435 12,270 12,580 13,906 15,133 18,870 20,859 24,540 27,812 30,266 34,765 37,740 41,718 45,399 60,532 69,530 75,665 83,436 90,798 104,295 139,060 151,330 181,596 208,590 226,995 257,261 302,660 417,180 453,990 514,522 771,783 907,980 1,029,044 1,286,305 1,543,566 2,572,610 3,087,132 3,858,915 5,145,220 7,717,830 and 15,435,660, with no remainder.

Since 15,435,660 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,435,660, 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).