Q: Is 27,125,216 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,125,216 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 27,125,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 847,663 1,695,326 3,390,652 6,781,304 13,562,608 and 27,125,216, with no remainder.

Since 27,125,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,125,216, 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).