Q: Is 27,106,626 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,106,626 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 27,106,626 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 127 254 381 762 35,573 71,146 106,719 213,438 4,517,771 9,035,542 13,553,313 and 27,106,626, with no remainder.

Since 27,106,626 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,106,626, 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).