Q: Is 27,628,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,628,900 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 27,628,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 25 26 50 52 53 65 100 106 130 212 260 265 325 401 530 650 689 802 1,060 1,300 1,325 1,378 1,604 2,005 2,650 2,756 3,445 4,010 5,213 5,300 6,890 8,020 10,025 10,426 13,780 17,225 20,050 20,852 21,253 26,065 34,450 40,100 42,506 52,130 68,900 85,012 104,260 106,265 130,325 212,530 260,650 276,289 425,060 521,300 531,325 552,578 1,062,650 1,105,156 1,381,445 2,125,300 2,762,890 5,525,780 6,907,225 13,814,450 and 27,628,900, with no remainder.

Since 27,628,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,628,900, 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).