Q: Is 15,503,150 a Composite Number?

Why is 15,503,150 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 15,503,150 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 13 17 23 25 26 34 46 50 61 65 85 115 122 130 170 221 230 299 305 325 391 425 442 575 598 610 650 782 793 850 1,037 1,105 1,150 1,403 1,495 1,525 1,586 1,955 2,074 2,210 2,806 2,990 3,050 3,910 3,965 5,083 5,185 5,525 7,015 7,475 7,930 9,775 10,166 10,370 11,050 13,481 14,030 14,950 18,239 19,550 19,825 23,851 25,415 25,925 26,962 35,075 36,478 39,650 47,702 50,830 51,850 67,405 70,150 91,195 119,255 127,075 134,810 182,390 238,510 254,150 310,063 337,025 455,975 596,275 620,126 674,050 911,950 1,192,550 1,550,315 3,100,630 7,751,575 and 15,503,150, with no remainder.

Since 15,503,150 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,503,150, 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).