Q: Is 27,750,212 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,750,212 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 27,750,212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 991,079 1,982,158 3,964,316 6,937,553 13,875,106 and 27,750,212, with no remainder.

Since 27,750,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,750,212, 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).