Q: Is 27,106,624 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,106,624 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 27,106,624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 423,541 847,082 1,694,164 3,388,328 6,776,656 13,553,312 and 27,106,624, with no remainder.

Since 27,106,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,106,624, 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).