Q: Is 27,987 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 27,987 is not a prime number.

Why is 27,987 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 27987 can be evenly divided by 1 3 19 57 491 1,473 9,329 and 27,987, with no remainder.

Since 27,987 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,987, 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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