Q: Is 271,480 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 271,480 is not a prime number.

Why is 271,480 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 271480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 40 44 55 88 110 220 440 617 1,234 2,468 3,085 4,936 6,170 6,787 12,340 13,574 24,680 27,148 33,935 54,296 67,870 135,740 and 271,480, with no remainder.

Since 271,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 271,480, 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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