Q: Is 27,128,476 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,128,476 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 27,128,476 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 173 197 199 346 394 398 692 788 796 34,081 34,427 39,203 68,162 68,854 78,406 136,324 137,708 156,812 6,782,119 13,564,238 and 27,128,476, with no remainder.

Since 27,128,476 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,128,476, 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).