Q: Is 27,423,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 27,423,972 is a composite number.

Why is 27,423,972 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 27,423,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 761,777 1,523,554 2,285,331 3,047,108 4,570,662 6,855,993 9,141,324 13,711,986 and 27,423,972, with no remainder.

Since 27,423,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,423,972, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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