Q: Is 271,871 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 271,871 is not a prime number.

Why is 271,871 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 271871 can be evenly divided by 1 19 41 349 779 6,631 14,309 and 271,871, with no remainder.

Since 271,871 cannot be divided by just 1 and 271,871, 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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