Q: Is 27,122,225 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,122,225 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 27,122,225 can be evenly divided by 1 5 13 17 25 65 85 221 325 425 1,105 4,909 5,525 24,545 63,817 83,453 122,725 319,085 417,265 1,084,889 1,595,425 2,086,325 5,424,445 and 27,122,225, with no remainder.

Since 27,122,225 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,122,225, 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).