Q: Is 27,135,174 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,135,174 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 27,135,174 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 197 394 591 1,182 2,087 2,167 4,174 4,334 6,261 6,501 12,522 13,002 22,957 45,914 68,871 137,742 411,139 822,278 1,233,417 2,466,834 4,522,529 9,045,058 13,567,587 and 27,135,174, with no remainder.

Since 27,135,174 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,135,174, 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).