Q: Is 27,292,839 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,292,839 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 27,292,839 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 41 123 287 861 31,699 95,097 221,893 665,679 1,299,659 3,898,977 9,097,613 and 27,292,839, with no remainder.

Since 27,292,839 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,292,839, 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).