Q: Is 26,202,549 a Composite Number?

Why is 26,202,549 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 26,202,549 can be evenly divided by 1 3 37 59 111 177 2,183 4,001 6,549 12,003 148,037 236,059 444,111 708,177 8,734,183 and 26,202,549, with no remainder.

Since 26,202,549 cannot be divided by just 1 and 26,202,549, 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).