Q: Is 27,472 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 27,472 is not a prime number.

Why is 27,472 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 27472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 34 68 101 136 202 272 404 808 1,616 1,717 3,434 6,868 13,736 and 27,472, with no remainder.

Since 27,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,472, it is not a prime number.


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Number 27,47027,47127,47327,474
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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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