Q: Is 27,106,618 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,106,618 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 27,106,618 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 14 22 77 154 176,017 352,034 1,232,119 1,936,187 2,464,238 3,872,374 13,553,309 and 27,106,618, with no remainder.

Since 27,106,618 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,106,618, 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).