Q: Is 27,979 a Prime Number?
A: No, 27,979 is 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 27979 can be evenly divided by 1 7 49 571 3,997 and 27,979, with no remainder.
Since 27,979 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,979, it is not a prime number.