Q: Is 27,750,620 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,750,620 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 27,750,620 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 1,387,531 2,775,062 5,550,124 6,937,655 13,875,310 and 27,750,620, with no remainder.

Since 27,750,620 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,750,620, 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).