Q: Is 271,036,493 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 271,036,493 is not a prime number.

Why is 271,036,493 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 271036493 can be evenly divided by 1 7 13 49 91 637 425,489 2,978,423 5,531,357 20,848,961 38,719,499 and 271,036,493, with no remainder.

Since 271,036,493 cannot be divided by just 1 and 271,036,493, 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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