Q: Is 271,208 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 271,208 is not a prime number.

Why is 271,208 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 271208 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 29 56 58 116 167 203 232 334 406 668 812 1,169 1,336 1,624 2,338 4,676 4,843 9,352 9,686 19,372 33,901 38,744 67,802 135,604 and 271,208, with no remainder.

Since 271,208 cannot be divided by just 1 and 271,208, 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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