Q: Is 27,600 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 27,600 is a composite number.

Why is 27,600 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 27,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 23 24 25 30 40 46 48 50 60 69 75 80 92 100 115 120 138 150 184 200 230 240 276 300 345 368 400 460 552 575 600 690 920 1,104 1,150 1,200 1,380 1,725 1,840 2,300 2,760 3,450 4,600 5,520 6,900 9,200 13,800 and 27,600, with no remainder.

Since 27,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,600, 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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