Q: Is 15,552,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 15,552,000 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 15,552,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 50 54 60 64 72 75 80 81 90 96 100 108 120 125 128 135 144 150 160 162 180 192 200 216 225 240 243 250 256 270 288 300 320 324 360 375 384 400 405 432 450 480 486 500 512 540 576 600 640 648 675 720 750 768 800 810 864 900 960 972 1,000 1,080 1,125 1,152 1,200 1,215 1,280 1,296 1,350 1,440 1,500 1,536 1,600 1,620 1,728 1,800 1,920 1,944 2,000 2,025 2,160 2,250 2,304 2,400 2,430 2,560 2,592 2,700 2,880 3,000 3,200 3,240 3,375 3,456 3,600 3,840 3,888 4,000 4,050 4,320 4,500 4,608 4,800 4,860 5,184 5,400 5,760 6,000 6,075 6,400 6,480 6,750 6,912 7,200 7,680 7,776 8,000 8,100 8,640 9,000 9,600 9,720 10,125 10,368 10,800 11,520 12,000 12,150 12,800 12,960 13,500 13,824 14,400 15,552 16,000 16,200 17,280 18,000 19,200 19,440 20,250 20,736 21,600 23,040 24,000 24,300 25,920 27,000 28,800 30,375 31,104 32,000 32,400 34,560 36,000 38,400 38,880 40,500 41,472 43,200 48,000 48,600 51,840 54,000 57,600 60,750 62,208 64,000 64,800 69,120 72,000 77,760 81,000 86,400 96,000 97,200 103,680 108,000 115,200 121,500 124,416 129,600 144,000 155,520 162,000 172,800 192,000 194,400 207,360 216,000 243,000 259,200 288,000 311,040 324,000 345,600 388,800 432,000 486,000 518,400 576,000 622,080 648,000 777,600 864,000 972,000 1,036,800 1,296,000 1,555,200 1,728,000 1,944,000 2,592,000 3,110,400 3,888,000 5,184,000 7,776,000 and 15,552,000, with no remainder.

Since 15,552,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,552,000, 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).