Q: Is 27,750,246 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,750,246 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 27,750,246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,049 2,098 3,147 4,409 6,294 8,818 13,227 26,454 4,625,041 9,250,082 13,875,123 and 27,750,246, with no remainder.

Since 27,750,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,750,246, 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).