Q: Is 15,506,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 15,506,700 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 15,506,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 25 30 33 37 44 50 55 60 66 74 75 100 110 111 127 132 148 150 165 185 220 222 254 275 300 330 370 381 407 444 508 550 555 635 660 740 762 814 825 925 1,100 1,110 1,221 1,270 1,397 1,524 1,628 1,650 1,850 1,905 2,035 2,220 2,442 2,540 2,775 2,794 3,175 3,300 3,700 3,810 4,070 4,191 4,699 4,884 5,550 5,588 6,105 6,350 6,985 7,620 8,140 8,382 9,398 9,525 10,175 11,100 12,210 12,700 13,970 14,097 16,764 18,796 19,050 20,350 20,955 23,495 24,420 27,940 28,194 30,525 34,925 38,100 40,700 41,910 46,990 51,689 56,388 61,050 69,850 70,485 83,820 93,980 103,378 104,775 117,475 122,100 139,700 140,970 155,067 206,756 209,550 234,950 258,445 281,940 310,134 352,425 419,100 469,900 516,890 620,268 704,850 775,335 1,033,780 1,292,225 1,409,700 1,550,670 2,584,450 3,101,340 3,876,675 5,168,900 7,753,350 and 15,506,700, with no remainder.

Since 15,506,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,506,700, 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).