Q: Is 27,440 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 27,440 is a composite number.

Why is 27,440 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 27,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 40 49 56 70 80 98 112 140 196 245 280 343 392 490 560 686 784 980 1,372 1,715 1,960 2,744 3,430 3,920 5,488 6,860 13,720 and 27,440, with no remainder.

Since 27,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,440, 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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