Q: Is 27,042,918 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 27,042,918 is not a prime number.

Why is 27,042,918 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 27042918 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 643,879 1,287,758 1,931,637 3,863,274 4,507,153 9,014,306 13,521,459 and 27,042,918, with no remainder.

Since 27,042,918 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,042,918, 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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