Q: Is 27,744 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 27,744 is a composite number.

Why is 27,744 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 27,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 24 32 34 48 51 68 96 102 136 204 272 289 408 544 578 816 867 1,156 1,632 1,734 2,312 3,468 4,624 6,936 9,248 13,872 and 27,744, with no remainder.

Since 27,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,744, 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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