Q: Is 27,115,850 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,115,850 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 27,115,850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 17 19 23 25 34 38 46 50 73 85 95 115 146 170 190 230 323 365 391 425 437 475 575 646 730 782 850 874 950 1,150 1,241 1,387 1,615 1,679 1,825 1,955 2,185 2,482 2,774 3,230 3,358 3,650 3,910 4,370 6,205 6,935 7,429 8,075 8,395 9,775 10,925 12,410 13,870 14,858 16,150 16,790 19,550 21,850 23,579 28,543 31,025 31,901 34,675 37,145 41,975 47,158 57,086 62,050 63,802 69,350 74,290 83,950 117,895 142,715 159,505 185,725 235,790 285,430 319,010 371,450 542,317 589,475 713,575 797,525 1,084,634 1,178,950 1,427,150 1,595,050 2,711,585 5,423,170 13,557,925 and 27,115,850, with no remainder.

Since 27,115,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,115,850, 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).