Q: Is 27,102,220 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,102,220 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 27,102,220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 139 278 556 695 1,390 2,780 9,749 19,498 38,996 48,745 97,490 194,980 1,355,111 2,710,222 5,420,444 6,775,555 13,551,110 and 27,102,220, with no remainder.

Since 27,102,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,102,220, 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).