Q: Is 27,162 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 27,162 is not a prime number.

Why is 27,162 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 27162 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 503 1,006 1,509 3,018 4,527 9,054 13,581 and 27,162, with no remainder.

Since 27,162 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,162, 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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