Q: Is 271,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 271,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 271,240 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 271240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 6,781 13,562 27,124 33,905 54,248 67,810 135,620 and 271,240, with no remainder.

Since 271,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 271,240, it is not a prime number.


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