Q: Is 27,750,774 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,750,774 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 27,750,774 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 47 94 141 282 98,407 196,814 295,221 590,442 4,625,129 9,250,258 13,875,387 and 27,750,774, with no remainder.

Since 27,750,774 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,750,774, 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).