Q: Is 15,505,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 15,505,200 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 15,505,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 48 50 59 60 72 73 75 80 90 100 118 120 144 146 150 177 180 200 219 225 236 240 292 295 300 354 360 365 400 438 450 472 531 584 590 600 657 708 720 730 876 885 900 944 1,062 1,095 1,168 1,180 1,200 1,314 1,416 1,460 1,475 1,752 1,770 1,800 1,825 2,124 2,190 2,360 2,628 2,655 2,832 2,920 2,950 3,285 3,504 3,540 3,600 3,650 4,248 4,307 4,380 4,425 4,720 5,256 5,310 5,475 5,840 5,900 6,570 7,080 7,300 8,496 8,614 8,760 8,850 10,512 10,620 10,950 11,800 12,921 13,140 13,275 14,160 14,600 16,425 17,228 17,520 17,700 21,240 21,535 21,900 23,600 25,842 26,280 26,550 29,200 32,850 34,456 35,400 38,763 42,480 43,070 43,800 51,684 52,560 53,100 64,605 65,700 68,912 70,800 77,526 86,140 87,600 103,368 106,200 107,675 129,210 131,400 155,052 172,280 193,815 206,736 212,400 215,350 258,420 262,800 310,104 323,025 344,560 387,630 430,700 516,840 620,208 646,050 775,260 861,400 969,075 1,033,680 1,292,100 1,550,520 1,722,800 1,938,150 2,584,200 3,101,040 3,876,300 5,168,400 7,752,600 and 15,505,200, with no remainder.

Since 15,505,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,505,200, 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).