Q: Is 27,473,488 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,473,488 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 27,473,488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 245,299 490,598 981,196 1,717,093 1,962,392 3,434,186 3,924,784 6,868,372 13,736,744 and 27,473,488, with no remainder.

Since 27,473,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,473,488, 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).