Q: Is 27,207,318 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,207,318 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 27,207,318 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 107 214 321 642 42,379 84,758 127,137 254,274 4,534,553 9,069,106 13,603,659 and 27,207,318, with no remainder.

Since 27,207,318 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,207,318, 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).