Q: Is 27,984 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 27,984 is a composite number.

Why is 27,984 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 27,984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 33 44 48 53 66 88 106 132 159 176 212 264 318 424 528 583 636 848 1,166 1,272 1,749 2,332 2,544 3,498 4,664 6,996 9,328 13,992 and 27,984, with no remainder.

Since 27,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,984, 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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