a few number of people

[seis]

I was wondering if it can be said something like "Is it a few number of people?" when asking whether the figure of the number of people in a place is low or not... That is to say, when asking (in Spanish) "Es un número pequeño de estudiantes el que está reunido?" or sth like this...
Thanks in advance!

 

[murciana]

I would say "a large/small number of people" (and it is followed by a plural verb).

 

[Chez]

You could say 'there are only a few people there' = not many people
or, in question form, 'are there only a few people there?'

'few' can't be used with a singular noun (a number)