Q: Is 27,207,316 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,207,316 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 27,207,316 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 19 38 76 271 542 1,084 1,321 2,642 5,149 5,284 10,298 20,596 25,099 50,198 100,396 357,991 715,982 1,431,964 6,801,829 13,603,658 and 27,207,316, with no remainder.

Since 27,207,316 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,207,316, 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).