Q: Is 27,660,164 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,660,164 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 27,660,164 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 37 74 148 259 518 1,036 26,699 53,398 106,796 186,893 373,786 747,572 987,863 1,975,726 3,951,452 6,915,041 13,830,082 and 27,660,164, with no remainder.

Since 27,660,164 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,660,164, 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).