Q: Is 15,270,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 15,270,600 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 15,270,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 31 40 50 60 62 75 93 100 120 124 150 155 186 200 248 300 310 372 465 600 620 744 775 821 930 1,240 1,550 1,642 1,860 2,325 2,463 3,100 3,284 3,720 4,105 4,650 4,926 6,200 6,568 8,210 9,300 9,852 12,315 16,420 18,600 19,704 20,525 24,630 25,451 32,840 41,050 49,260 50,902 61,575 76,353 82,100 98,520 101,804 123,150 127,255 152,706 164,200 203,608 246,300 254,510 305,412 381,765 492,600 509,020 610,824 636,275 763,530 1,018,040 1,272,550 1,527,060 1,908,825 2,545,100 3,054,120 3,817,650 5,090,200 7,635,300 and 15,270,600, with no remainder.

Since 15,270,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,270,600, 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).