Q: Is 27,888 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 27,888 is a composite number.

Why is 27,888 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 27,888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 83 84 112 166 168 249 332 336 498 581 664 996 1,162 1,328 1,743 1,992 2,324 3,486 3,984 4,648 6,972 9,296 13,944 and 27,888, with no remainder.

Since 27,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,888, 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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