Q: Is 27,846 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 27,846 is a composite number.

Why is 27,846 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 27,846 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 13 14 17 18 21 26 34 39 42 51 63 78 91 102 117 119 126 153 182 221 234 238 273 306 357 442 546 663 714 819 1,071 1,326 1,547 1,638 1,989 2,142 3,094 3,978 4,641 9,282 13,923 and 27,846, with no remainder.

Since 27,846 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,846, 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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