Q: Is 27,468 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 27,468 is a composite number.

Why is 27,468 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 27,468 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 84 109 126 218 252 327 436 654 763 981 1,308 1,526 1,962 2,289 3,052 3,924 4,578 6,867 9,156 13,734 and 27,468, with no remainder.

Since 27,468 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,468, 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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