Q: Is 27,438,842 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 27,438,842 is a composite number.

Why is 27,438,842 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 27,438,842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 53 106 379 683 758 1,366 20,087 36,199 40,174 72,398 258,857 517,714 13,719,421 and 27,438,842, with no remainder.

Since 27,438,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,438,842, 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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