Q: Is 15,444 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 15,444 is a composite number.

Why is 15,444 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 15,444 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 13 18 22 26 27 33 36 39 44 52 54 66 78 99 108 117 132 143 156 198 234 286 297 351 396 429 468 572 594 702 858 1,188 1,287 1,404 1,716 2,574 3,861 5,148 7,722 and 15,444, with no remainder.

Since 15,444 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,444, 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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