Q: Is 271,472 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 271,472 is not a prime number.

Why is 271,472 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 271472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 19 38 47 76 94 152 188 304 361 376 722 752 893 1,444 1,786 2,888 3,572 5,776 7,144 14,288 16,967 33,934 67,868 135,736 and 271,472, with no remainder.

Since 271,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 271,472, 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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