Q: Is 27,128,608 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,128,608 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 27,128,608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 32 52 104 208 416 65,213 130,426 260,852 521,704 847,769 1,043,408 1,695,538 2,086,816 3,391,076 6,782,152 13,564,304 and 27,128,608, with no remainder.

Since 27,128,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,128,608, 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).