Q: Is 27,202,675 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,202,675 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 27,202,675 can be evenly divided by 1 5 23 25 115 575 47,309 236,545 1,088,107 1,182,725 5,440,535 and 27,202,675, with no remainder.

Since 27,202,675 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,202,675, 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).