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A Prime number is a number with two and only two factors: 1 (also known as unity) and itself. A composite number is a number with more than two factors; in other words, it has at least one factor besides 1 and itself. 27 has factors other than 1 and itself, so it is not a prime number. For example, it is divisible by 3. (You can check this by adding the digits of the number: 2 + 7 = 9. If the sum of the digits is divisible by 3, the number is also divisible by 3.) Therefore, 27 is a composite number.

No, 27 is not prime because it is the product of a set of numbers (n, m) such that

nm = x; where 1 < n <= floor(sqrt(x)) and m <= x/2

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