Q: Is 27,750,242 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,750,242 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 27,750,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 61 122 793 1,586 17,497 34,994 227,461 454,922 1,067,317 2,134,634 13,875,121 and 27,750,242, with no remainder.

Since 27,750,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,750,242, 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).