Q: Is 27,831,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,831,900 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 27,831,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 113 150 226 300 339 452 565 678 821 1,130 1,356 1,642 1,695 2,260 2,463 2,825 3,284 3,390 4,105 4,926 5,650 6,780 8,210 8,475 9,852 11,300 12,315 16,420 16,950 20,525 24,630 33,900 41,050 49,260 61,575 82,100 92,773 123,150 185,546 246,300 278,319 371,092 463,865 556,638 927,730 1,113,276 1,391,595 1,855,460 2,319,325 2,783,190 4,638,650 5,566,380 6,957,975 9,277,300 13,915,950 and 27,831,900, with no remainder.

Since 27,831,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,831,900, 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).