Q: Is 2,772 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 2,772 is a composite number.

Why is 2,772 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 2,772 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 11 12 14 18 21 22 28 33 36 42 44 63 66 77 84 99 126 132 154 198 231 252 308 396 462 693 924 1,386 and 2,772, with no remainder.

Since 2,772 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,772, 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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