Q: Is 27,239,866 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,239,866 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 27,239,866 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 743 797 1,486 1,594 17,089 18,331 34,178 36,662 592,171 1,184,342 13,619,933 and 27,239,866, with no remainder.

Since 27,239,866 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,239,866, 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).