Q: Is 272,420 a Prime Number?
A: No, 272,420 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 272420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 53 106 212 257 265 514 530 1,028 1,060 1,285 2,570 5,140 13,621 27,242 54,484 68,105 136,210 and 272,420, with no remainder.
Since 272,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,420, it is not a prime number.