Q: Is 27,132 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 27,132 is a composite number.

Why is 27,132 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 27,132 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 17 19 21 28 34 38 42 51 57 68 76 84 102 114 119 133 204 228 238 266 323 357 399 476 532 646 714 798 969 1,292 1,428 1,596 1,938 2,261 3,876 4,522 6,783 9,044 13,566 and 27,132, with no remainder.

Since 27,132 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,132, 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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