Q: Is 27,201,565 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,201,565 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 27,201,565 can be evenly divided by 1 5 29 145 187,597 937,985 5,440,313 and 27,201,565, with no remainder.

Since 27,201,565 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,201,565, 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).