Q: Is 27,135,090 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,135,090 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 27,135,090 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 30 45 90 301,501 603,002 904,503 1,507,505 1,809,006 2,713,509 3,015,010 4,522,515 5,427,018 9,045,030 13,567,545 and 27,135,090, with no remainder.

Since 27,135,090 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,135,090, 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).