Q: Is 27,120 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 27,120 is a composite number.

Why is 27,120 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 27,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 113 120 226 240 339 452 565 678 904 1,130 1,356 1,695 1,808 2,260 2,712 3,390 4,520 5,424 6,780 9,040 13,560 and 27,120, with no remainder.

Since 27,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,120, 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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