Q: Is 27,750,910 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,750,910 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 27,750,910 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 11 22 43 55 86 110 215 430 473 946 2,365 4,730 5,867 11,734 29,335 58,670 64,537 129,074 252,281 322,685 504,562 645,370 1,261,405 2,522,810 2,775,091 5,550,182 13,875,455 and 27,750,910, with no remainder.

Since 27,750,910 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,750,910, 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).