Q: Is 27,128,610 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,128,610 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 27,128,610 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 30 45 90 301,429 602,858 904,287 1,507,145 1,808,574 2,712,861 3,014,290 4,521,435 5,425,722 9,042,870 13,564,305 and 27,128,610, with no remainder.

Since 27,128,610 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,128,610, 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).