Q: Is 27,750,252 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,750,252 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 27,750,252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 2,312,521 4,625,042 6,937,563 9,250,084 13,875,126 and 27,750,252, with no remainder.

Since 27,750,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,750,252, 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).