Q: Is 27,163,612 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,163,612 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 27,163,612 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 571 1,142 1,699 2,284 3,398 3,997 6,796 7,994 11,893 15,988 23,786 47,572 970,129 1,940,258 3,880,516 6,790,903 13,581,806 and 27,163,612, with no remainder.

Since 27,163,612 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,163,612, 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).