Q: Is 271,504 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 271,504 is not a prime number.

Why is 271,504 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 271504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 71 142 239 284 478 568 956 1,136 1,912 3,824 16,969 33,938 67,876 135,752 and 271,504, with no remainder.

Since 271,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 271,504, 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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