Q: Is 27,128,453 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,128,453 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 27,128,453 can be evenly divided by 1 11 2,466,223 and 27,128,453, with no remainder.

Since 27,128,453 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,128,453, 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).