Q: Is 27,648 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 27,648 is a composite number.

Why is 27,648 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 27,648 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 64 72 96 108 128 144 192 216 256 288 384 432 512 576 768 864 1,024 1,152 1,536 1,728 2,304 3,072 3,456 4,608 6,912 9,216 13,824 and 27,648, with no remainder.

Since 27,648 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,648, 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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