Q: Is 15,463,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 15,463,500 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 15,463,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 25 26 30 39 50 52 60 61 65 75 78 100 122 125 130 150 156 169 183 195 244 250 260 300 305 325 338 366 375 390 500 507 610 650 676 732 750 780 793 845 915 975 1,014 1,220 1,300 1,500 1,525 1,586 1,625 1,690 1,830 1,950 2,028 2,379 2,535 3,050 3,172 3,250 3,380 3,660 3,900 3,965 4,225 4,575 4,758 4,875 5,070 6,100 6,500 7,625 7,930 8,450 9,150 9,516 9,750 10,140 10,309 11,895 12,675 15,250 15,860 16,900 18,300 19,500 19,825 20,618 21,125 22,875 23,790 25,350 30,500 30,927 39,650 41,236 42,250 45,750 47,580 50,700 51,545 59,475 61,854 63,375 79,300 84,500 91,500 99,125 103,090 118,950 123,708 126,750 154,635 198,250 206,180 237,900 253,500 257,725 297,375 309,270 396,500 515,450 594,750 618,540 773,175 1,030,900 1,189,500 1,288,625 1,546,350 2,577,250 3,092,700 3,865,875 5,154,500 7,731,750 and 15,463,500, with no remainder.

Since 15,463,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,463,500, 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).