Q: Is 27,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 27,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 27,000 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 27000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 27 30 36 40 45 50 54 60 72 75 90 100 108 120 125 135 150 180 200 216 225 250 270 300 360 375 450 500 540 600 675 750 900 1,000 1,080 1,125 1,350 1,500 1,800 2,250 2,700 3,000 3,375 4,500 5,400 6,750 9,000 13,500 and 27,000, with no remainder.

Since 27,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,000, it is not a prime number.


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