Q: Is 15,120 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 15,120 is a composite number.

Why is 15,120 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 15,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 27 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 48 54 56 60 63 70 72 80 84 90 105 108 112 120 126 135 140 144 168 180 189 210 216 240 252 270 280 315 336 360 378 420 432 504 540 560 630 720 756 840 945 1,008 1,080 1,260 1,512 1,680 1,890 2,160 2,520 3,024 3,780 5,040 7,560 and 15,120, with no remainder.

Since 15,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,120, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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