Q: Is 26,125,924 a Composite Number?

Why is 26,125,924 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 26,125,924 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 631 941 1,262 1,882 2,524 3,764 6,941 10,351 13,882 20,702 27,764 41,404 593,771 1,187,542 2,375,084 6,531,481 13,062,962 and 26,125,924, with no remainder.

Since 26,125,924 cannot be divided by just 1 and 26,125,924, 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).