Q: Is 27,201,712 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,201,712 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 27,201,712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 1,700,107 3,400,214 6,800,428 13,600,856 and 27,201,712, with no remainder.

Since 27,201,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,201,712, 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).