Q: Is 272,016 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 272,016 is not a prime number.

Why is 272,016 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 272016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 1,889 3,778 5,667 7,556 11,334 15,112 17,001 22,668 30,224 34,002 45,336 68,004 90,672 136,008 and 272,016, with no remainder.

Since 272,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,016, 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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