Q: Is 27,207,222 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,207,222 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 27,207,222 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 557 1,114 1,163 1,671 2,326 3,342 3,489 3,899 6,978 7,798 8,141 11,697 16,282 23,394 24,423 48,846 647,791 1,295,582 1,943,373 3,886,746 4,534,537 9,069,074 13,603,611 and 27,207,222, with no remainder.

Since 27,207,222 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,207,222, 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).