Q: Is 27,420,507 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 27,420,507 is not a prime number.

Why is 27,420,507 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 27420507 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 51 153 277 647 831 1,941 2,493 4,709 5,823 10,999 14,127 32,997 42,381 98,991 179,219 537,657 1,612,971 3,046,723 9,140,169 and 27,420,507, with no remainder.

Since 27,420,507 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,420,507, 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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