Q: Is 271,887 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 271,887 is not a prime number.

Why is 271,887 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 271887 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 11 21 33 77 107 121 231 321 363 749 847 1,177 2,247 2,541 3,531 8,239 12,947 24,717 38,841 90,629 and 271,887, with no remainder.

Since 271,887 cannot be divided by just 1 and 271,887, 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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