Q: Is 27,480 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 27,480 is not a prime number.

Why is 27,480 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 27480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 229 458 687 916 1,145 1,374 1,832 2,290 2,748 3,435 4,580 5,496 6,870 9,160 13,740 and 27,480, with no remainder.

Since 27,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,480, it is not a prime number.


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