Q: Is 27,106,623 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,106,623 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 27,106,623 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 593 1,693 1,779 5,079 5,337 15,237 16,011 45,711 1,003,949 3,011,847 9,035,541 and 27,106,623, with no remainder.

Since 27,106,623 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,106,623, 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).