Q: Is 27,438 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 27,438 is not a prime number.

Why is 27,438 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 27438 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 269 538 807 1,614 4,573 9,146 13,719 and 27,438, with no remainder.

Since 27,438 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,438, it is not a prime number.


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