Q: Is 27,520 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 27,520 is a composite number.

Why is 27,520 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 27,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 43 64 80 86 128 160 172 215 320 344 430 640 688 860 1,376 1,720 2,752 3,440 5,504 6,880 13,760 and 27,520, with no remainder.

Since 27,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,520, 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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