Q: Is 15,246 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 15,246 is a composite number.

Why is 15,246 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 15,246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 11 14 18 21 22 33 42 63 66 77 99 121 126 154 198 231 242 363 462 693 726 847 1,089 1,386 1,694 2,178 2,541 5,082 7,623 and 15,246, with no remainder.

Since 15,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,246, 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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