Q: Is 27,378,772 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,378,772 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 27,378,772 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 19 34 38 68 76 323 646 1,292 21,191 42,382 84,764 360,247 402,629 720,494 805,258 1,440,988 1,610,516 6,844,693 13,689,386 and 27,378,772, with no remainder.

Since 27,378,772 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,378,772, 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).