Q: Is 27,242,572 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 27,242,572 is a composite number.

Why is 27,242,572 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 27,242,572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 223 446 892 1,561 3,122 4,363 6,244 8,726 17,452 30,541 61,082 122,164 972,949 1,945,898 3,891,796 6,810,643 13,621,286 and 27,242,572, with no remainder.

Since 27,242,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,242,572, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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