Q: Is 27,880 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 27,880 is not a prime number.

Why is 27,880 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 27880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 34 40 41 68 82 85 136 164 170 205 328 340 410 680 697 820 1,394 1,640 2,788 3,485 5,576 6,970 13,940 and 27,880, with no remainder.

Since 27,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,880, 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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