Q: Is 27,106,580 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,106,580 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 27,106,580 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 1,355,329 2,710,658 5,421,316 6,776,645 13,553,290 and 27,106,580, with no remainder.

Since 27,106,580 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,106,580, 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).