Q: Is 272,459 a Prime Number?
A: No, 272,459 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 272459 can be evenly divided by 1 11 17 31 47 187 341 517 527 799 1,457 5,797 8,789 16,027 24,769 and 272,459, with no remainder.
Since 272,459 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,459, it is not a prime number.