Q: Is 27,717,238 a Composite Number?

Why is 27,717,238 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 27,717,238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 653 1,117 1,306 2,234 12,407 21,223 24,814 42,446 729,401 1,458,802 13,858,619 and 27,717,238, with no remainder.

Since 27,717,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,717,238, 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).