Q: Is 27,201,005 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,201,005 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 27,201,005 can be evenly divided by 1 5 13 65 107 535 1,391 3,911 6,955 19,555 50,843 254,215 418,477 2,092,385 5,440,201 and 27,201,005, with no remainder.

Since 27,201,005 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,201,005, 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).