Q: Is 27,431,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,431,200 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 27,431,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 25 32 34 40 50 68 80 85 100 136 160 170 200 272 340 400 425 544 680 800 850 1,360 1,700 2,017 2,720 3,400 4,034 6,800 8,068 10,085 13,600 16,136 20,170 32,272 34,289 40,340 50,425 64,544 68,578 80,680 100,850 137,156 161,360 171,445 201,700 274,312 322,720 342,890 403,400 548,624 685,780 806,800 857,225 1,097,248 1,371,560 1,613,600 1,714,450 2,743,120 3,428,900 5,486,240 6,857,800 13,715,600 and 27,431,200, with no remainder.

Since 27,431,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,431,200, 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).