Q: Is 27,660,423 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,660,423 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 27,660,423 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 37 97 111 259 291 367 679 777 1,101 2,037 2,569 3,589 7,707 10,767 13,579 25,123 35,599 40,737 75,369 95,053 106,797 249,193 285,159 747,579 1,317,163 3,951,489 9,220,141 and 27,660,423, with no remainder.

Since 27,660,423 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,660,423, 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).