Q: Is 271,250 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 271,250 is not a prime number.

Why is 271,250 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 271250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 25 31 35 50 62 70 125 155 175 217 250 310 350 434 625 775 875 1,085 1,250 1,550 1,750 2,170 3,875 4,375 5,425 7,750 8,750 10,850 19,375 27,125 38,750 54,250 135,625 and 271,250, with no remainder.

Since 271,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 271,250, 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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