Q: Is 27,750,775 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,750,775 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 27,750,775 can be evenly divided by 1 5 13 25 65 103 325 515 829 1,339 2,575 4,145 6,695 10,777 20,725 33,475 53,885 85,387 269,425 426,935 1,110,031 2,134,675 5,550,155 and 27,750,775, with no remainder.

Since 27,750,775 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,750,775, 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).