Q: Is 27,936 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 27,936 is a composite number.

Why is 27,936 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 27,936 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 72 96 97 144 194 288 291 388 582 776 873 1,164 1,552 1,746 2,328 3,104 3,492 4,656 6,984 9,312 13,968 and 27,936, with no remainder.

Since 27,936 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,936, 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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