Q: Is 27,500,048 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 27,500,048 is not a prime number.

Why is 27,500,048 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 27500048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 43 86 172 344 688 39,971 79,942 159,884 319,768 639,536 1,718,753 3,437,506 6,875,012 13,750,024 and 27,500,048, with no remainder.

Since 27,500,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,500,048, 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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