Q: Is 27,750,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,750,250 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 27,750,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 11 22 25 50 55 110 125 250 275 550 1,375 2,750 10,091 20,182 50,455 100,910 111,001 222,002 252,275 504,550 555,005 1,110,010 1,261,375 2,522,750 2,775,025 5,550,050 13,875,125 and 27,750,250, with no remainder.

Since 27,750,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,750,250, 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).