Q: Is 15,498 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 15,498 is a composite number.

Why is 15,498 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 15,498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 41 42 54 63 82 123 126 189 246 287 369 378 574 738 861 1,107 1,722 2,214 2,583 5,166 7,749 and 15,498, with no remainder.

Since 15,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,498, 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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