Q: Is 27,125,210 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,125,210 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 27,125,210 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 35 70 387,503 775,006 1,937,515 2,712,521 3,875,030 5,425,042 13,562,605 and 27,125,210, with no remainder.

Since 27,125,210 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,125,210, 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).