Q: Is 27,750,239 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,750,239 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 27,750,239 can be evenly divided by 1 11 17 31 187 341 527 4,787 5,797 52,657 81,379 148,397 895,169 1,632,367 2,522,749 and 27,750,239, with no remainder.

Since 27,750,239 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,750,239, 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).