Q: Is 27,372 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 27,372 is not a prime number.

Why is 27,372 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 27372 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 2,281 4,562 6,843 9,124 13,686 and 27,372, with no remainder.

Since 27,372 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,372, it is not a prime 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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