Q: Is 15,936,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 15,936,060 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 15,936,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 19 20 21 28 30 35 38 42 57 60 70 76 84 95 105 114 133 140 190 210 228 266 285 380 399 420 532 570 665 798 1,140 1,330 1,596 1,995 1,997 2,660 3,990 3,994 5,991 7,980 7,988 9,985 11,982 13,979 19,970 23,964 27,958 29,955 37,943 39,940 41,937 55,916 59,910 69,895 75,886 83,874 113,829 119,820 139,790 151,772 167,748 189,715 209,685 227,658 265,601 279,580 379,430 419,370 455,316 531,202 569,145 758,860 796,803 838,740 1,062,404 1,138,290 1,328,005 1,593,606 2,276,580 2,656,010 3,187,212 3,984,015 5,312,020 7,968,030 and 15,936,060, with no remainder.

Since 15,936,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,936,060, 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).