Q: Is 27,316,575 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,316,575 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 27,316,575 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 11 13 15 25 27 33 39 45 55 65 75 99 117 135 143 165 195 225 275 283 297 325 351 429 495 585 675 715 825 849 975 1,287 1,415 1,485 1,755 2,145 2,475 2,547 2,925 3,113 3,575 3,679 3,861 4,245 6,435 7,075 7,425 7,641 8,775 9,339 10,725 11,037 12,735 15,565 18,395 19,305 21,225 28,017 32,175 33,111 38,205 40,469 46,695 55,185 63,675 77,825 84,051 91,975 96,525 99,333 121,407 140,085 165,555 191,025 202,345 233,475 275,925 364,221 420,255 496,665 607,035 700,425 827,775 1,011,725 1,092,663 1,821,105 2,101,275 2,483,325 3,035,175 5,463,315 9,105,525 and 27,316,575, with no remainder.

Since 27,316,575 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,316,575, 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).