Q: Is 27,750,215 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,750,215 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 27,750,215 can be evenly divided by 1 5 421 2,105 13,183 65,915 5,550,043 and 27,750,215, with no remainder.

Since 27,750,215 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,750,215, 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).