Q: Is 27,456,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 27,456,540 is a composite number.

Why is 27,456,540 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 27,456,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 457,609 915,218 1,372,827 1,830,436 2,288,045 2,745,654 4,576,090 5,491,308 6,864,135 9,152,180 13,728,270 and 27,456,540, with no remainder.

Since 27,456,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,456,540, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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