Q: Is 27,201,918 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,201,918 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 27,201,918 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,061 2,122 3,183 4,273 6,366 8,546 12,819 25,638 4,533,653 9,067,306 13,600,959 and 27,201,918, with no remainder.

Since 27,201,918 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,201,918, 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).