Q: Is 27,660,766 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,660,766 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 27,660,766 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 23 46 161 322 85,903 171,806 601,321 1,202,642 1,975,769 3,951,538 13,830,383 and 27,660,766, with no remainder.

Since 27,660,766 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,660,766, 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).