Q: Is 27,990 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 27,990 is not a prime number.

Why is 27,990 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 27990 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 30 45 90 311 622 933 1,555 1,866 2,799 3,110 4,665 5,598 9,330 13,995 and 27,990, with no remainder.

Since 27,990 cannot be divided by just 1 and 27,990, 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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