Q: Is 27,207,540 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,207,540 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 27,207,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 180 151,153 302,306 453,459 604,612 755,765 906,918 1,360,377 1,511,530 1,813,836 2,267,295 2,720,754 3,023,060 4,534,590 5,441,508 6,801,885 9,069,180 13,603,770 and 27,207,540, with no remainder.

Since 27,207,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,207,540, 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).