Q: Is 27,125,178 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,125,178 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 27,125,178 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 137 274 411 822 32,999 65,998 98,997 197,994 4,520,863 9,041,726 13,562,589 and 27,125,178, with no remainder.

Since 27,125,178 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,125,178, 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).