Q: Is 27,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 27,072 is a composite number.

Why is 27,072 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 27,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 47 48 64 72 94 96 141 144 188 192 282 288 376 423 564 576 752 846 1,128 1,504 1,692 2,256 3,008 3,384 4,512 6,768 9,024 13,536 and 27,072, with no remainder.

Since 27,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,072, 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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