Q: Is 27,283,529 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,283,529 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 27,283,529 can be evenly divided by 1 7 13 91 169 1,183 23,063 161,441 299,819 2,098,733 3,897,647 and 27,283,529, with no remainder.

Since 27,283,529 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,283,529, 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).