Q: Is 27,492 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 27,492 is not a prime number.

Why is 27,492 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 27492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 29 58 79 87 116 158 174 237 316 348 474 948 2,291 4,582 6,873 9,164 13,746 and 27,492, with no remainder.

Since 27,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,492, 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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