Q: Is 27,768 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 27,768 is a composite number.

Why is 27,768 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 27,768 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 39 52 78 89 104 156 178 267 312 356 534 712 1,068 1,157 2,136 2,314 3,471 4,628 6,942 9,256 13,884 and 27,768, with no remainder.

Since 27,768 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,768, 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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