Q: Is 27,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 27,960 is a composite number.

Why is 27,960 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 27,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 233 466 699 932 1,165 1,398 1,864 2,330 2,796 3,495 4,660 5,592 6,990 9,320 13,980 and 27,960, with no remainder.

Since 27,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,960, 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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