Q: Is 27,852 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 27,852 is a composite number.

Why is 27,852 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 27,852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 22 33 44 66 132 211 422 633 844 1,266 2,321 2,532 4,642 6,963 9,284 13,926 and 27,852, with no remainder.

Since 27,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,852, 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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