Q: Is 271,791 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 271,791 is not a prime number.

Why is 271,791 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 271791 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 23 39 69 101 117 207 299 303 897 909 1,313 2,323 2,691 3,939 6,969 11,817 20,907 30,199 90,597 and 271,791, with no remainder.

Since 271,791 cannot be divided by just 1 and 271,791, 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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