Q: Is 27,608 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 27,608 is a composite number.

Why is 27,608 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 27,608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 17 28 29 34 56 58 68 116 119 136 203 232 238 406 476 493 812 952 986 1,624 1,972 3,451 3,944 6,902 13,804 and 27,608, with no remainder.

Since 27,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,608, 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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