Q: Is 27,750,776 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,750,776 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 27,750,776 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 71 142 284 568 48,857 97,714 195,428 390,856 3,468,847 6,937,694 13,875,388 and 27,750,776, with no remainder.

Since 27,750,776 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,750,776, 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).