Q: Is 27,207,212 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,207,212 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 27,207,212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 31 62 124 313 626 701 1,252 1,402 2,804 9,703 19,406 21,731 38,812 43,462 86,924 219,413 438,826 877,652 6,801,803 13,603,606 and 27,207,212, with no remainder.

Since 27,207,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,207,212, 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).