Q: Is 27,102,249 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,102,249 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 27,102,249 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 1,003,787 3,011,361 9,034,083 and 27,102,249, with no remainder.

Since 27,102,249 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,102,249, 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).