Q: Is 15,612,740 a Composite Number?

Why is 15,612,740 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 15,612,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 13 20 22 26 44 52 53 55 65 103 106 110 130 143 206 212 220 260 265 286 412 515 530 572 583 689 715 1,030 1,060 1,133 1,166 1,339 1,378 1,430 2,060 2,266 2,332 2,678 2,756 2,860 2,915 3,445 4,532 5,356 5,459 5,665 5,830 6,695 6,890 7,579 10,918 11,330 11,660 13,390 13,780 14,729 15,158 21,836 22,660 26,780 27,295 29,458 30,316 37,895 54,590 58,916 60,049 70,967 73,645 75,790 109,180 120,098 141,934 147,290 151,580 240,196 283,868 294,580 300,245 354,835 600,490 709,670 780,637 1,200,980 1,419,340 1,561,274 3,122,548 3,903,185 7,806,370 and 15,612,740, with no remainder.

Since 15,612,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,612,740, 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).