Q: Is 27,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 27,840 is a composite number.

Why is 27,840 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 27,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 29 30 32 40 48 58 60 64 80 87 96 116 120 145 160 174 192 232 240 290 320 348 435 464 480 580 696 870 928 960 1,160 1,392 1,740 1,856 2,320 2,784 3,480 4,640 5,568 6,960 9,280 13,920 and 27,840, with no remainder.

Since 27,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,840, 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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