Q: Is 26,201,917 a Composite Number?

Why is 26,201,917 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 26,201,917 can be evenly divided by 1 7 49 139 973 3,847 6,811 26,929 188,503 534,733 3,743,131 and 26,201,917, with no remainder.

Since 26,201,917 cannot be divided by just 1 and 26,201,917, 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).