Q: Is 26,207,766 a Composite Number?

Why is 26,207,766 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 26,207,766 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 27 37 39 54 74 78 111 117 222 234 333 351 481 666 702 962 999 1,009 1,443 1,998 2,018 2,886 3,027 4,329 6,054 8,658 9,081 12,987 13,117 18,162 25,974 26,234 27,243 37,333 39,351 54,486 74,666 78,702 111,999 118,053 223,998 236,106 335,997 354,159 485,329 671,994 708,318 970,658 1,007,991 1,455,987 2,015,982 2,911,974 4,367,961 8,735,922 13,103,883 and 26,207,766, with no remainder.

Since 26,207,766 cannot be divided by just 1 and 26,207,766, 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).