Q: Is 26,202,218 a Composite Number?

Why is 26,202,218 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 26,202,218 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 47 94 329 658 39,821 79,642 278,747 557,494 1,871,587 3,743,174 13,101,109 and 26,202,218, with no remainder.

Since 26,202,218 cannot be divided by just 1 and 26,202,218, 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).