Q: Is 270,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 270,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 270,500 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 270500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 500 541 1,082 2,164 2,705 5,410 10,820 13,525 27,050 54,100 67,625 135,250 and 270,500, with no remainder.

Since 270,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 270,500, 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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