Q: Is 27,200 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 27,200 is not a prime number.

Why is 27,200 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 27200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 25 32 34 40 50 64 68 80 85 100 136 160 170 200 272 320 340 400 425 544 680 800 850 1,088 1,360 1,600 1,700 2,720 3,400 5,440 6,800 13,600 and 27,200, with no remainder.

Since 27,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,200, it is not a prime number.


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