Q: Is 27,246,748 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 27,246,748 is not a prime number.

Why is 27,246,748 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 27246748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 61 122 244 111,667 223,334 446,668 6,811,687 13,623,374 and 27,246,748, with no remainder.

Since 27,246,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,246,748, 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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