Q: Is 27,135,723 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,135,723 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 27,135,723 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 51 157 471 2,669 3,389 8,007 10,167 57,613 172,839 532,073 1,596,219 9,045,241 and 27,135,723, with no remainder.

Since 27,135,723 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,135,723, 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).