Q: Is 27,750,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,750,240 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 27,750,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 36 40 42 45 48 56 60 63 70 72 80 84 90 96 105 112 120 126 140 144 160 168 180 210 224 240 252 280 288 315 336 360 420 480 504 560 630 672 720 840 1,008 1,120 1,260 1,440 1,680 2,016 2,520 2,753 3,360 5,040 5,506 8,259 10,080 11,012 13,765 16,518 19,271 22,024 24,777 27,530 33,036 38,542 41,295 44,048 49,554 55,060 57,813 66,072 77,084 82,590 88,096 96,355 99,108 110,120 115,626 123,885 132,144 154,168 165,180 173,439 192,710 198,216 220,240 231,252 247,770 264,288 289,065 308,336 330,360 346,878 385,420 396,432 440,480 462,504 495,540 578,130 616,672 660,720 693,756 770,840 792,864 867,195 925,008 991,080 1,156,260 1,321,440 1,387,512 1,541,680 1,734,390 1,850,016 1,982,160 2,312,520 2,775,024 3,083,360 3,468,780 3,964,320 4,625,040 5,550,048 6,937,560 9,250,080 13,875,120 and 27,750,240, with no remainder.

Since 27,750,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,750,240, 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).