Q: Is 26,999 a Prime Number?

A: No, 26,999 is not a prime number.

Why is 26,999 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 26999 can be evenly divided by 1 7 19 29 49 133 203 551 931 1,421 3,857 and 26,999, with no remainder.

Since 26,999 cannot be divided by just 1 and 26,999, it is not a prime number.

Number	26,997	26,998	27,000	27,001
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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