Q: Is 27,201,686 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,201,686 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 27,201,686 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 591,341 1,182,682 13,600,843 and 27,201,686, with no remainder.

Since 27,201,686 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,201,686, 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).