Q: Is 27,135,243 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 27,135,243 is not a prime number.

Why is 27,135,243 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 27135243 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 521 643 1,563 1,929 4,689 5,787 14,067 17,361 42,201 52,083 335,003 1,005,009 3,015,027 9,045,081 and 27,135,243, with no remainder.

Since 27,135,243 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,135,243, 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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