Q: Is 27,216 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 27,216 is a composite number.

Why is 27,216 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 27,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 48 54 56 63 72 81 84 108 112 126 144 162 168 189 216 243 252 324 336 378 432 486 504 567 648 756 972 1,008 1,134 1,296 1,512 1,701 1,944 2,268 3,024 3,402 3,888 4,536 6,804 9,072 13,608 and 27,216, with no remainder.

Since 27,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,216, 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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