Q: Is 27,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 27,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 27,248 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 27248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 52 104 131 208 262 524 1,048 1,703 2,096 3,406 6,812 13,624 and 27,248, with no remainder.

Since 27,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,248, 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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