Q: Is 15,868,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 15,868,200 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 15,868,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 53 60 75 100 106 120 150 159 200 212 265 300 318 424 499 530 600 636 795 998 1,060 1,272 1,325 1,497 1,590 1,996 2,120 2,495 2,650 2,994 3,180 3,975 3,992 4,990 5,300 5,988 6,360 7,485 7,950 9,980 10,600 11,976 12,475 14,970 15,900 19,960 24,950 26,447 29,940 31,800 37,425 49,900 52,894 59,880 74,850 79,341 99,800 105,788 132,235 149,700 158,682 211,576 264,470 299,400 317,364 396,705 528,940 634,728 661,175 793,410 1,057,880 1,322,350 1,586,820 1,983,525 2,644,700 3,173,640 3,967,050 5,289,400 7,934,100 and 15,868,200, with no remainder.

Since 15,868,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,868,200, 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).