Q: Is 27,456 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 27,456 is a composite number.

Why is 27,456 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 27,456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 13 16 22 24 26 32 33 39 44 48 52 64 66 78 88 96 104 132 143 156 176 192 208 264 286 312 352 416 429 528 572 624 704 832 858 1,056 1,144 1,248 1,716 2,112 2,288 2,496 3,432 4,576 6,864 9,152 13,728 and 27,456, with no remainder.

Since 27,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,456, 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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