Q: Is 27,128,457 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,128,457 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 27,128,457 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 3,014,273 9,042,819 and 27,128,457, with no remainder.

Since 27,128,457 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,128,457, 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).