Q: Is 271,672 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 271,672 is not a prime number.

Why is 271,672 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 271672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 29 58 116 232 1,171 2,342 4,684 9,368 33,959 67,918 135,836 and 271,672, with no remainder.

Since 271,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 271,672, 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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