Q: Is 27,976 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 27,976 is not a prime number.

Why is 27,976 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 27976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 52 104 269 538 1,076 2,152 3,497 6,994 13,988 and 27,976, with no remainder.

Since 27,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,976, 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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