Q: Is 27,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 27,972 is a composite number.

Why is 27,972 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 27,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 27 28 36 37 42 54 63 74 84 108 111 126 148 189 222 252 259 333 378 444 518 666 756 777 999 1,036 1,332 1,554 1,998 2,331 3,108 3,996 4,662 6,993 9,324 13,986 and 27,972, with no remainder.

Since 27,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,972, 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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