Q: Is 27,125,218 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,125,218 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 27,125,218 can be evenly divided by 1 2 37 67 74 134 2,479 4,958 5,471 10,942 202,427 366,557 404,854 733,114 13,562,609 and 27,125,218, with no remainder.

Since 27,125,218 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,125,218, 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).