Q: Is 272,259 a Prime Number?
A: No, 272,259 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 272259 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 39 117 169 179 507 537 1,521 1,611 2,327 6,981 20,943 30,251 90,753 and 272,259, with no remainder.
Since 272,259 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,259, it is not a prime number.