Q: Is 271,742 a Prime Number?
A: No, 271,742 is 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 271742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 83 166 1,637 3,274 135,871 and 271,742, with no remainder.
Since 271,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 271,742, it is not a prime number.