Q: Is 27,177,750 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,177,750 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 27,177,750 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 30 45 47 50 75 90 94 125 141 150 225 235 250 257 282 375 423 450 470 514 705 750 771 846 1,125 1,175 1,285 1,410 1,542 2,115 2,250 2,313 2,350 2,570 3,525 3,855 4,230 4,626 5,875 6,425 7,050 7,710 10,575 11,565 11,750 12,079 12,850 17,625 19,275 21,150 23,130 24,158 32,125 35,250 36,237 38,550 52,875 57,825 60,395 64,250 72,474 96,375 105,750 108,711 115,650 120,790 181,185 192,750 217,422 289,125 301,975 362,370 543,555 578,250 603,950 905,925 1,087,110 1,509,875 1,811,850 2,717,775 3,019,750 4,529,625 5,435,550 9,059,250 13,588,875 and 27,177,750, with no remainder.

Since 27,177,750 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,177,750, 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).