Q: Is 272,238 a Prime Number?
A: No, 272,238 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 272238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 157 289 314 471 578 867 942 1,734 2,669 5,338 8,007 16,014 45,373 90,746 136,119 and 272,238, with no remainder.
Since 272,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,238, it is not a prime number.