Q: Is 27,402,704 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 27,402,704 is not a prime number.

Why is 27,402,704 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 27402704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 244,667 489,334 978,668 1,712,669 1,957,336 3,425,338 3,914,672 6,850,676 13,701,352 and 27,402,704, with no remainder.

Since 27,402,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,402,704, 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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